Throughout the war, Mr Maksymchenko has seen mainly shooting victims. A few have been killed by explosions and a smaller number from rocket strikes. Those that have been shot have varying injuries.

Some have been shot at point blank range in the head. Others have been shot multiple times all over their bodies.

However, there is one pattern Mr Maksymchenko has observed in his autopsies.

“Their arms and legs have been tied behind them,” he said. “Then they have been shot.”

Since the war began, his team has worked from morning until night.

“I cannot say the scale of what we are seeing for now because it has only just started,” he said. “But it does not compare to regular life.”

While death is something Mr Maksymchenko’s job revolves around, this war has made him more political.

“I really don’t like Russians. I call them butchers,” he said.

Mr Maksymchenko’s son is currently posted with the army in Kyiv, so on top of dealing with an enhanced level of death, he worries what will become of his child.

“We shall see what happens,” he said. “The war goes on.”