The bodies of 9 civilians, a few showing signs and symptoms of torture, had been located in the metropolis of Borodyanka out of doors of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, police stated.

“These were killed by way of the occupiers and some show signs and symptoms of torture. I need to emphasize that those people were civilians. The Russian army knowingly shot civilians who did not place up any resistance,” the head of the police in the Kyiv area Andriy Niebytov said on Thursday.

The pullback of Russian forces from towns and villages around Kyiv left a trail of civilian deaths, beginning with discoveries in Bucha, that have led Ukrainian officials to accuse Russia of genocide.

Niebytov said police had discovered two graves around Borodyanka.

In one grave, three people including a 15-year-old girl – were discovered and a second grave held the bodies of six people, he said.

All of them were locals, he added.

officials in Kyiv say several bodies of civilians killed have been found in areas controlled by Russian forces around the capital in the opening stages of the February 24 invasion.