MAKARIV, Ukraine – “I didn’t know if they were dead or alive,” said Vadym Tokar, a 39-year-old in battle fatigues, sucking on a cig
As Russian forces neared their town outside Ukraine’s capital, the mayor and his family decided to separate, his wife and children taking refuge in a quiet hamlet a few kilometers away. Days later, it was time for a rethink – and a desperate rescue effort.
Footage has emerged purporting to show the murder scene of a Ukrainian woman allegedly held captive and raped by soldiers under the command of Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.
More than 130 bodies have been found in and around the town of Makariv near Kyiv, the mayor says. 'They laid them on the ground face down and shot them in the back of the head,' one resident adds