April 9



UKRAINE:

50 Bodies Unearthed in Ukraine Mass Grave


The bodies of at least 50 people believed to have been killed by Nazi
troops have been unearthed from a mass grave in the Crimean peninsula, an
investigator said Friday.

The remains, including those of children and Red Army soldiers, were found
about 550 miles southeast of capital Kiev and show signs of having been
executed, said Vasily Rybka, an investigator working at the site.

He said the grave could contain hundreds of bodies.

Investigators also found a quantity of German land mines from World War II
and other unexploded ordnance in or around the mass grave.

Ukraine was occupied by the Nazis, who executed tens of thousands of
civilians and Soviet prisoners of war.

(source: Associated Press)