The speed with which the Russians ran away belied the violence and determination with which they originally assaulted the historic Ukrainian town of Izyum.⁠ ⁠ Six months earlier it had been a different story. Every building in the centre of Izyum, the town hall, the school, the supermarket, the golden dome of the Church of the Ascension, was smashed or burnt to the ground by the Russian air force and artillery as Moscow’s troops advanced.⁠ ⁠ The consequences are plain to see now, after the recapture. On Thursday, in the woods a mile from Izyum, the Ukrainians started excavating the mass burial site the Russians dug for the victims of their assault — hundreds of bodies buried with simple wooden crosses amid the trees.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in bio to read the full story