More than 500 bodies found in recaptured areas of Kharkiv region in a month

Emergency workers carry bodies to a refrigerator truck in a cemetery after exhumation in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP/PA)

A Ukrainian official has said the bodies of 530 people have been discovered in recaptured areas of Kharkiv region since September 7.

Ukraine’s First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhen Yenin said on Friday the bodies included those 225 women, 257 men and 19 children, while 29 bodies have not been identified.