Graves of six members of the same family found under Izyum
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Ukraine is just beginning to exhume the bodies killed during the occupation of the inhabitants of Izyum.
The Russian invaders killed the Stolpakov family in Izyum: Elena, her husband Dmitry, 6-year-old Olesya, 8-year-old Sasha, as well as the girls' grandparents, Tatyana and Alexander. This was told to ASTRA by friends of the Stolpakov family. According to them, Elena owned a gift shop in Izyum.
All have the same date of death - March 9th. On that day, the Russian military fired 10 to 15 shells from a tank into their house at 2 Pervomaiskaya Street.
They shelled the house for fun.









Family friend Valeria told ASTRA that the Stolpakovs were found under the rubble of a house on Pervomaiskaya Street, where they lived.
I learned about the tragedy back in March, when I myself was with my daughter in the basement. I hoped to the last that this was a mistake, and they were alive. There is information that there were 10-15 tank shots into the house, but I do not know how accurate this information is. But they lived in this house, yes. And in the video that you showed me, their house was completely destroyed. I was visiting them,” Valeria told ASTRA.
It should be noted that more than 450 graves were found in the forest near Izyum. A torture chamber was also found in the city, which was set up by the Russian military during the occupation of the city. Among the bodies exhumed near Izyum today, 99% have signs of violent death. Most of the graves don't even have names on them. There is only a mark with a number.
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