Ukraine mass graves: Satellite images show Mariupol cemetery expanding as Russian war continues

Casualties of Russia’s war in Ukraine emerged in stark relief as a new satellite image showed an expansion of a cemetery in the vital port city of Mariupol, which Russian forces now control – except the iconic Azovstal Iron and Steel Works.

A satellite photo from Maxar Technologies revealed the expansion of the Starokrymske Cemetery on Thursday, May 12, 2022.

“Russian digging of mass graves continues in Mariupol in an attempt to cover up war crimes at Starokrymske Cemetery on the west edge of the city,” Foreign Policy Magazine’s Jack Detsch noted on Twitter.

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