Ukrainian officials say they found a mass burial site of at least 440 bodies mainly civilians in the northeastern city of isium after it was recaptured from Russian forces proof they said of war crimes carried out by the Invaders in a territory they occupied for months Ukrainian police chief iho climenko told a news conference on Friday all bodies recovered so far appeared to be civilians though they had information some soldiers might be buried there too exumations continue this would be the biggest Mass burial uncovered in Europe since the aftermath of the 1990s Balkan Wars Russia did not immediately comment in the past it has denied its troops commit atrocities in a video address overnight Ukrainian President Vladimir zielensky who visited isium on Wednesday likened the latest Discovery to Graves found in Butcher and mariupole Russia is leaving Death behind it everywhere and must be held responsible the world must bring Russia to real responsibility for this war we will do everything for this Ukrainian forces retook this Frontline stronghold in the kharkiv region after thousands of Russian troops fled the area abandoning weapons and ammunition less than 40 miles away in kupiansk small units of Ukrainian troops were securing a nearly deserted Ghost Town it was the partial capture of this Railway Junction City on Saturday that cut Russia's supply lines and led to a swift collapse at the front in a conflict Moscow calls a special military operation to disarm its neighbor this police station was hastily abandoned troops left Russian flags and a portrait of President Vladimir Putin on the floor records have been torched and there is blood in the jail cells after a week of Rapid gains in the Northeast Ukrainian officials are trying to dampen expectations that they could continue at that pace they say Russian troops who fled the kharkiv region plan to defend territory in nearby luhansk and Donetsk and are digging in