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A Ukrainian official says authorities have found the bodies of 44 civilians in the rubble of a building destroyed by Russia in March.

Oleh Synehubov, the head of Kharkiv’s regional administration, made the announcement Tuesday via a message on social media. Izyum is in the Kharkiv region.

He said the five-story building had collapsed with the civilians inside.


  Oleh Synehubov, the head of Kharkiv’s regional administration broke the news of the 44 civilian casualties on Telegram. Telegram/@synegubov Oleh Synehubov, the head of Kharkiv’s regional administration broke the news of the 44 civilian casualties on Telegram. Telegram/@synegubov

  Firefighters trying to salvage a building in Kharkiv, Ukraine that was hit by a Russian attack. AP Firefighters trying to salvage a building in Kharkiv, Ukraine that was hit by a Russian attack. AP

  The remains of The Grande Pettine Hotel in Odessa, Ukraine which was destroyed by a Russian missile. AP The remains of The Grande Pettine Hotel in Odessa, Ukraine which was destroyed by a Russian missile. AP

He said: “This is another horrible war crime of the Russian occupiers against the civilian population!”

Izyum is an eastern Ukrainian city that Russia has been holding as a key front-line node.

Synehubov did not identify specifically where the building was.

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