He joined a rising refrain of concern in western international locations at stories by Ukrainian officers that that they had uncovered a mass grave simply exterior the town containing a whole bunch of our bodies.

“I condemn within the strongest phrases the atrocities dedicated in Izyum, Ukraine, underneath Russian occupation,” he tweeted.

These accountable “must reply for his or her acts. There isn’t a peace with out justice,” he added.

Kyiv officers say they’ve counted 450 graves on the mass burial web site and located 10 alleged “torture centres” after the Kharkiv area was recaptured from Russian invaders.

Earlier Friday, the EU’s overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell stated the bloc was “deeply shocked” on the “inhuman behaviour by Russian forces”.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Friday Russia was behaving “horrifically” and was doubtless chargeable for warfare crimes.

Oleg Synegubov, head of Kharkiv regional administration, the place the town is situated, stated on Friday that 99 % of the our bodies recovered confirmed indicators of a violent dying.