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Satellite Images Show Mass Graves In Mariupol

File image: Mariupol, Ukraine via Google Maps

Officials believe 9,000 people may be buried here

The latest satellite images appear to show around 200 mass graves - dug close to the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Local officials say as many as 9,000 people may be buried there.

The Kremlin has always denied harming civilians.

United Nations

The United Nations Human Rights Office says it's worried due growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine.

The UN is urging both Moscow and Kyiv to order their forces to respect international law.

The organisation says since the conflict began, over 2,300 civilians have been killed.

Military equipment

Meanwhile the US is sending hundreds of millions of euro of military equipment to Ukraine.

Former British Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood thinks the west needs to go further:

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