Reports of mass graves in Ukraine are ‘horrifying’ — White House

FILE PHOTO - U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby pauses as he answers questions about the conviction and sentencing of American WNBA basketball player Brittney Griner in a Russian court for drug smuggling, during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

WASHINGTON — Reports of a mass grave of more than 440 bodies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izium that was recaptured from Russian forces are “horrifying,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.

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