On a road outside of Kyiv, gruesome evidence alludes to war crimes.

Two of the dead have been identified as Ukrainian citizens killed by Russian forces. The bodies of the others have yet to be recognized; they are buried where they were killed, but only two of them are wearing Ukrainian military uniforms.

On a road outside of Kyiv, gruesome evidence alludes to war crimes.

At the beginning of March, footage of Russian troops shooting a guy with his hands upon a motorway outside of Kyiv went viral.

Now that the Russians have been pushed out of the area, the bleak consequences of their brief presence can be observed.

Between Mria and Myla, villages whose Ukrainian names translate as Dream and Sweetheart, we found 13 dead on a nightmare stretch of road not over 200 yards long.

Two of the dead have been identified as Ukrainian citizens killed by Russian forces. The bodies of the others have yet to be recognized; they are buried where they were killed, but only two of them are wearing Ukrainian military uniforms.

Our BBC team was able to reach the location, which is located on the important E-40 motorway as it approaches Kyiv because Ukrainian forces had only taken control of the sector 10 hours before.

Battle scars and severe shelling were visible everywhere. Petrol stations and a hotel with a renowned spa and restaurant were destroyed. Both carriageways were littered with shell holes and craters.

The lifeless bodies were left in the middle of the wilderness, along with a slew of inquiries and worries about who they were and how they died.