![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/horrifying-wagner-group-mass-graves-discovered-in-siberia-wasteland-as-video-shows-rotten-corpses-steaming-from-ditches/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23154686-1690201649235.jpg&description=STEAMING rotten corpses of slain Wagner Group thugs have led to the discovery of a mass grave in Siberia. Horrifying footage emerged of the dense forest clearing in Irtkusk, which appeared to show soil dug up for Vladimir Putin's mercenaries. 8 Steaming mass graves of Wagner Group mercenaries were found in Siberia Credit: YouTube 8 More than 50 graves were found in a cleared forest in the far-flung town of Irtkutsk Credit: YouTube 8 Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin pictured with his troops in the past, amid fierce fighting Credit: AP The far-flung Siberian town, about 3250 miles from Moscow, is a hub for Russian aviation but is now reportedly home to more than 60 grave sites. The grim discovery was made by two local journalists who filmed the ad hoc burial site amid the Wagner Group suffering huge casualties in Ukraine. The shocking video showed a mixture of ceremonial graves and open ditches with steam and smoke appearing to billow out as a result of the rotting human remains. Most of the burial sites were marked with a wooden cross, covered in brances and adorned with two wreaths. One garland was in the theme of the Russian tricolour and the other of red-and-yellow flowers of the Wagner emblem. It was reported 53 Wagner graves were identified at the site. However, that only took up a small portion of the land mass - suggesting plenty more dead bodies could be expected. According to Russian news outlet Pravda, 13 tombs of "war heroes" were also found at the site. All the fighters buried at Alexandrovskoe cemetery are believed to have died within the period from December 2022 to March 2023. Through local databases, the journalists also found more then 43 of deceased soldiers were convicts aged from 20 to 62. Of them, 17 members were reportedly convicted for murder and the rest on robbery and drug charges. The discovery has shed light on the mounting death toll suffered by Russian forces in Ukraine as the conflict enters its 17th month. In February, US officials claimed){kind=link}
STEAMING rotten corpses of slain Wagner Group thugs have led to the discovery of a mass grave in Siberia.
Horrifying footage emerged of the dense forest clearing in Irtkusk, which appeared to show soil dug up for Vladimir Putin’s mercenaries.
The far-flung Siberian town, about 3250 miles from Moscow, is a hub for Russian aviation but is now reportedly home to more than 60 grave sites.
The grim discovery was made by two local journalists who filmed the ad hoc burial site amid the Wagner Group suffering huge casualties in Ukraine.
The shocking video showed a mixture of ceremonial graves and open ditches with steam and smoke appearing to billow out as a result of the rotting human remains.