New burial trenches have appeared in Mariupol: mortality among citizens is increasing

New burial trenches have been recorded in temporarily occupied Mariupol, which is associated with the exhumation of bodies and the increase in mortality among the civilian population. Local authorities and the Center for the Study of the Occupation report a shocking scale of new burials in the third year of the occupation.

New burial trenches have been recorded in temporarily occupied Mariupol. This is reported by the Mariupol City Council and the head of the Center for the Study of the Occupation, Petro Andryuschenko.

This is associated with the exhumation of bodies that were buried during or after the Russian blockade of the city, as well as with the increase in mortality among the civilian population during the occupation.

As Andryuschenko noted, the scale of new burial trenches is shocking in the third year of the occupation. At the same time, the mortality rate continues to grow.

According to the city council, at least 22,000 civilians died during the 86 days of the Russian blockade of Mariupol. However, these losses may be many times higher, as the Russian authorities are hiding the true number of deaths, as well as the war crimes they committed during the encirclement, bombing, and occupation of the city.