Ukraine war: Kremlin vows to ‘find and punish’ those responsible for Russian soldiers’ ‘murder’
- Footage appeared on social media last week that showed the bodies of Russian servicemen killed after surrendering to Kyiv’s troops, Moscow has said
- Ukraine has denied that its forces had killed prisoners of war, saying the soldiers were shot following a false surrender.
The footage which appeared on social media last week showed the bodies of Russian servicemen killed after surrendering to Kyiv’s troops, Moscow has said.
Ukraine has denied that its forces had killed prisoners of war, saying the soldiers were shot following a false surrender.
Russia “will do everything within the framework of international mechanisms to draw attention to this crime,” he added.
The defence ministry said last week that the videos showed the “deliberate and methodical murder” of more than 10 servicemen.
One video shows soldiers apparently surrendering to several military personnel in camouflage and wearing yellow armbands.
The soldiers who are giving themselves up lie down on the ground in the debris-filled backyard of a house. The video abruptly cuts as shots are heard.
Another video filmed from above shows the bodies of around a dozen people surrounded by apparent blood stains.
Agence France-Presse has not independently confirmed the videos and the Russian defence ministry did not say when the footage was obtained.
Russia’s Human Rights Council said the alleged executions took place in Makiivka, a village in the eastern Luhansk region of Ukraine, which the Ukrainian army said it had recaptured last week.