The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Friday evening that Russia repeated the Buchanan scenario in Izyum, said that near the mass grave torture chambers were discovered, in which civilians of the occupied cities were abused, the premises where they were kept, including foreigners, presenting the case 7 Sri Lankan citizens who came to study were captured by Russian troops in March and found in the basement, writes news.ro.

“In the Kharkiv region, investigative activities are ongoing in the areas liberated from the Russian occupation. All the crimes of the Russians are recorded, evidence of their guilt is collected. Torture chambers were found where civilians of the occupied cities were abused, premises where people were kept – even foreigners,” said the President of Ukraine in his usual daily speech.

According to Zelenskyi, seven Sri Lankan citizens, students of Kupyan Medical College, captured by the Russian military in March, were kept in the basement.

“Only now, after the liberation of Kharkiv region, these people were saved and they are provided with proper medical care,” said the Kyivan.

Exhumation of bodies at the fraternal burial near Izyum continues.

“More than 440 graves have been found so far. It is still too early to determine the number of buried people, investigations are ongoing. There is already clear evidence of torture, humiliating treatment of people… Moreover, there is evidence that the Russian military, whose positions were not far from this place, shot people just like that,” said Zelensky.

“The world must react to all this. Russia repeated at Izyum what it did at Buchya. And now we are just beginning to learn the whole truth about what happened in the Kharkiv region at that time,” he added.

The President of Ukraine assessed that it is good that the UN team will visit this place near Izyum, so that everyone in the UN system can be informed about “what the Russian terrorists did.”

“We will ensure full access of journalists to the liberated territory and to all places of abuse of people. We will provide access to tell the world that Russism must be condemned. Thanks to all our partners, all our leaders and ordinary people who support the fight for justice. Fight for the official recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, for the strengthening of sanctions against Russia for this terror,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.