Corpses with hands tied found ‘dumped like firewood’ in Bucha mass graves

Ukrainian leaders predicted there would be more gruesome discoveries in the days ahead after retreating Russian forces left behind crushed buildings, streets strewn with destroyed cars and mounting civilian casualties that drew condemnation from across the globe

Ukrainian leaders are predicting more gruesome discoveries in the days ahead as the Russian forces retreat (Petros Giannakouris/AP)

The mayor of Bucha, near Kyiv, said investigators have found at least three sites of mass shootings of civilians during the Russian occupation.

Most victims died from gunshots, not from shelling, he said, and some corpses with their hands tied were “dumped like firewood” into recently discovered mass graves, including one at a children’s camp.