Gruesome images have emerged online showing Russian forces abusing captured Ukrainian soldiers. RadarOnline.com has learned.
In the video obtained by The sunfilms a Russian soldier forcing four Ukrainian prisoners of war to sing the Soviet national anthem as they march blindfolded through the forest.
When a Ukrainian soldier falls to the ground after being kicked, one of his Russian captors demands that he stand up and says, “Looks like we have to kill him.” The Russian fighter then shoots his gun into the ground inches from the prisoner's head, in a mock execution.
Dmytro LubinetsAccording to the Ukrainian parliament's commissioner for human rights, the footage shows Russian soldiers “mocking Ukrainian prisoners of war.”
“According to preliminary information, this happened in the direction of Kharkov, where the Russians are currently trying to carry out offensive actions,” he explained.
“The video recorded abuse, humiliation, threats and an imitation of a shooting. Unfortunately, such treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war is not an exception to the rules, but a common tactic for the occupiers.”
The ombudsman added that the video “provided further evidence of violations of international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation” and that he “sent official letters to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations so that they could acknowledge the fact of the abuse.” would document. This will again add to the evidence base for the future tribunal [war] criminals.”
“Russia does not indulge in any form of warfare and is not at all shy about demonstrating its cruel and inhumane acts. The world must respond to hold Russia accountable, otherwise the might of law will defeat the might of law.”
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According to the Russian pro-war cable channel that shared the video, the torture was just “a joke about the Ukrainians, a joke, nothing important” and none of the soldiers in the video were injured.
The new voice of Ukraine reports that 54 Ukrainian POWs were killed by Russian forces and that the Attorney General's Office has 27 criminal proceedings pending for the executions.
