Written by Daly Unger The city of Izyum, Ukraine, is divided in half by the Donets river. The city is renowned in the surrounding countryside as a river trade hub. Izyum is home to many significant historical sites and a beautiful cathedral. The geography surrounding the city is a rolling highland dotted with coniferous groves. At the base of one of the nearby hills, in the heart of a dark forest grove, is a shallow mass grave being excavated by Ukrainian soldiers. This grave contains the bodies of at least four hundred Ukrainian men, women, and children. All of them were civilians, some were tortured, and others were hung. The…