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Ukraine mayor, 4 others found dead with hands tied

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Agence France-Presse

<p>MOTYZHYN, Ukraine - Ukrainian authorities have found the bodies of five civilians with their hands tied in a village west of Kiev, including those of the mayor, her husband and son.</p><p>Police showed AFP journalists four bodies, including that of the mayor, half buried in a grave in a pine forest bordering her house in Motyzhyn.</p><p>A fifth body was found in a little well in the garden.</p><p>The dead, including two men not part of the mayor&#x27;s family, had their hands tied behind their backs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1987475" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The mayor, Olga Sukhenko aged 50, her husband and their son, were abducted by Russian troops on March 24, police said.</p><p>Residents said the mayor and her husband had refused to collaborate with the invading Russian forces.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/04/22/zelensky-blames-russian-leadership-for-killings-torture-in-bucha">Zelensky blames Russian leadership for &#x27;killings, torture&#x27; in Bucha</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/04/22/russia-accused-of-war-crimes-after-civilians-killed-in-ukraine">Russia accused of war crimes after civilians killed in Ukraine</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/04/04/22/bodies-litter-ukraine-towns-street-of-death">Bodies litter Ukraine town&#x27;s street of death</a></li></ul><p>On March 11, the mayor of Melitopol in southern Ukraine was abducted by Russian troops but released after a few days.</p><p>In Bucha, a town located about 30 kilometers north of Motyzhyn, the bodies of dead civilians have been found scattered on the streets and in mass graves sparking allegations of war crimes.</p><div><strong>epe/ach/gw</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

MOTYZHYN, Ukraine - Ukrainian authorities have found the bodies of five civilians with their hands tied in a village west of Kiev, including those of the mayor, her husband and son.