Dozens of Ukrainians found in grave near Kyiv as battle looms in east

A Ukrainian serviceman walks amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. File picture: Felipe Dana/AP

A grave with dozens of Ukrainian civilians has been found in Buzova village near Kyiv, an official said, the latest reported mass grave to be discovered as Russian forces retreat from their offensive on the capital and focus their assault on the east.

Taras Didych, head of the Dmytrivka community that includes Buzova, told Ukrainian television that the bodies were found in a ditch near a petrol station. The number of dead had yet to be confirmed.