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News from Ukraine.

A number of civilian bodies are still being found near the capital, Kiiu, where the Russian army withdrew from airstrikes.

SBS reporters have had a hard time meeting and listening to volunteers who have personally recovered hundreds of civilian corpses.



Correspondent Ahn Sang-woo from Ukraine exclusively covered the story.



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Mirotsuke, a small town northwest of Kiiu.



Three days ago, the bodies of civilians were found near a trench used by the Russian army in the village's forest.



Six more bodies have been found that appear to have been genocide by Russian forces.



And around, you can see a box of battle food for the Russian army, and an additional one was also found on the other side.



Two months have passed since Russian troops withdrew, but seven more bodies have been found.



Most had gunshot wounds to the knee and temple and were in a decomposed condition.



Here, SBS reporters met Volodymyr, a volunteer who said he had personally collected hundreds of civilian bodies since last April.



Difficulty speaking to the request for an interview, he recalled that on the first day the Russians retreated, he could not stand still when he saw the bodies lying on the streets.



[Volodimir/Volunteer: They couldn't be left lying on the streets all the time, and someone had to clarify the damage caused by the Russian invasion.]



The appearance of the bodies he recovered was disastrous.



The bodies had scars that appeared to have been tortured.



[Volodimir/Volunteer: I didn't kill him with one shot.

The Russians first shot in the leg, which made it painful.

Then he strangled him and slowly suffocated him.]



He emphasized that the brutal killing of innocent civilians by the Russian army was a clear genocide.



[Volodimir/Volunteer: Genocide is literally harassing and killing an entire nation or nation.

(Russian archipelago) humiliatingly subjugates us and destroys us.]



Mr. Volodymyr warned that the genocide must be held accountable, otherwise the genocide could happen again.



[Volodimir/Volunteer: Today they genocide against Ukrainians, but tomorrow the Russian army will choose another country, and they will commit the same crimes in that country.

Can you understand now?]



Children are also buried here, and there are family members who died together in the same car day after day because they couldn't escape the Russian bullets while leaving Piran together in a car.



Volodymyr said it was painful to recall his memories of them, but he said he interviewed SBS in order not to repeat the tragedy caused by the Russian military.



(Video coverage: Lee Seung-hwan, Im Ji-soo, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin)