Mass grave sites in the Russian-occupied village of Stary Krym near Mariupol have doubled since early May.

Such changes were recorded by the Planet Labs satellite.. These pictures are published by the journalists of Schema (Radio Liberty).

According to the Mariupol City Council, more than 15 thousand citizens can be buried in this cemetery alone..

Mayor's adviser Pyotr Andryushchenko noted that the Russian occupiers are clearing the rubble of high-rise buildings, under which there may be hundreds of dead. And the cemetery in Stary Krym is the closest to the city where there are places of mass graves.

At the same time, he added that the dead residents of Mariupol are buried not only in trenches, but also in separate graves, since private funeral services have been launched in the city, which can cost about 20,000 hryvnias for a funeral..