Excavated trenches in the cemetery of the village of Vinogradnoe appeared at the end of March, according to satellite images.
In the Donetsk region, the satellite recorded another mass grave near Mariupol – next to the cemetery of the enclosed village of Vinogradnoe, located 5-6 kilometers from the city. Journalists of the Scheme (Radio Liberty) project wrote about it on Friday, April 22nd.
In a commentary, Mariupol authorities said they had received reports from residents of another possible mass grave site in the village – those killed as a result of regular firing by the Russian army.
According to satellite images, excavated trenches in the cemetery of the village of Vinogradnoe appeared at the end of March. These excavations are not shown in the photos taken on March 17. In Maxar’s photo for March 29, you can already see the trenches measuring approximately 38 by 4 meters.

Comparison of grave site in photos for March 17, 2022 and March 29, 2022. Photo: Schemes / Radio Liberty
According to the Planet’s satellite image for April 20, the size of the mass grave site has increased (it has become 45 by 25 meters).

According to the Planet satellite image for April 20, the size of the mass grave site has increased and become 45 by 25 meters.
The fact that a mass grave appeared near the cemetery of the village of Vinogradnoye during the Russian military occupation was reported to local authorities after the publication of a 300-meter mass grave recorded by a satellite in the village of Mangush occupied by the Russians. troops. This was announced by the mayor of Mariupol Vadim Boychenko. He believes there may have been hundreds of corpses there, mostly from the left side of Mariupol.
It was previously reported that from 3 thousand to 9 thousand Mariupol residents could be buried in a mass grave in Mangush village. At the same time, the total number of those killed in the city, according to rough estimates, was 22 thousand people.
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