Fact check: We took screenshots of various still images from the video and blurred out details. It is a mass grave in Mariupol.

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At “The Associated Press” we were able to find out more information on this topic, some of which come from various photos that are also doing the rounds alongside various videos.

A journalist from The Associated Press visited the cemetery. He estimates that around 50% of those buried were killed in one of the most intense attacks on the city.

Mariupol has around 430,000 inhabitants and has now been under siege for over a week. As bodies pile up, according to the AP, local authorities are rushing to bury the dead in a mass grave.

A deep, 25 meter long trench was dug in one of the city's old cemeteries. On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, and Wednesday, March 9, 2022, employees of the city's social services brought around 70 bodies wrapped in sacks or carpets to this cemetery. But since other city employees also brought bodies, the total number of people who died was no longer clear in the end.

Many people died as a result of the attacks, but there are also people who died of natural causes. The authorities are currently no longer able to arrange the collection of the deceased or their burial.

According to the AP, no mourners were present. Before the city social service employees placed the deceased in the ditch, they quickly crossed themselves, according to the AP.

Source: AP

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