Ukraine says 9 bodies found outside Kyiv, some 'with signs of torture'

A bicycle is seen inside a heavily damaged room, following Russian shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn

The bodies of nine civilians, some showing signs of torture, have been found in the town of Borodyanka outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a senior police official said.

"These people were killed by the occupiers and some show signs of torture. I want to emphasise that these people were civilians. The Russian military knowingly shot civilians who did not put up any resistance," the head of the police in the Kyiv region said overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.