Shock Video Allegedly Shows Ukrainians ‘Shooting And Torturing Russian Prisoners Of War’
Source: Chris Menahan, Information Liberation
It appears as though Ukrainian officials’ repeated announcements that they were going to start committing war crimes by torturing Russian prisoners of war wasn’t just talk.
From The Gateway Pundit, “Shocking Videos Allegedly Show Ukrainians Shooting And Torturing Russian POWs”:
Videos that surfaced late last night purportedly show members of the Ukrainian military shooting Russian POWs in the knees and beating them senseless.
Several correspondents from around the world have called on the International Criminal Court, which Ukraine has invited into their country, to investigate and verify these potential war crimes.
Videos allegedly showing Ukrainian soldiers shooting Russian prisoners of war in the knees have hit the internet alongside a series of clips from the Ukrainian army calling the families and loved ones of deceased Russian soldiers in order to mock their deaths. The footage embedded below is graphic and viewer discretion is advised.
While The Gateway Pundit is unable to independently verify the content of these videos, a foreign correspondent from the BBC has indicated that she reviewed the clips. “Seeing (not sharing) graphic videos from Ukraine. In accepting ICC jurisdiction, Ukraine has enabled ICC prosecutors to investigate allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity on both sides,” she tweeted. “Rhetoric from some politicians suggests focus on Russians alone.” Reporters from Sweden’s SVT and Bellingcat’s Elliot Higgins have also acknowledged the release of the videos.
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Ukrainian soldiers shoot Russian prisoners of war in the legs and afterwards give them a severe beating. At the beginning of the video, there are Russian POWs lying on the ground with bullet wounds in their legs, some of them have got leg bones broken. #WarCrimes pic.twitter.com/t8Wj33X8rv
— Maria Dubovikova (@politblogme) March 27, 2022
It might give the impression that the Russian military were captured after having been wounded. But that’s not the case. At the end of the video, we can see Ukrainian soldiers shooting all the newly arrived prisoners through their legs.#WarCrimes pic.twitter.com/o7B7M1p2pG
— Maria Dubovikova (@politblogme) March 27, 2022
To all those yelling “fake”. I wish it was. https://t.co/XIJEMhpAia
— Maria Dubovikova (@politblogme) March 27, 2022
Ukrainian soldiers also filmed themselves violating the Geneva Conventions by using civilian trucks to attack Russian forces.
🚨The Ukrainian military is violating the Geneva Conventions.
They’re using civilian DHL trucks to attack Russian forces.
That is textbook “perfidy” – prohibited by Article 37 of First Protocol Additional to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. 🧵 https://t.co/AcOdxLkEcr
— Clint Ehrlich (@ClintEhrlich) March 28, 2022
Earlier this month, Ukraine’s Special Operations Command announced on Facebook that Russian soldiers who try to surrender henceforth will be “slaughtered like pigs” while they’re begging for mercy.
Gennadiy Druzenko, the head of a Ukrainian ambulance corps, boasted on Ukraine’s Channel 24 that he “gave strict orders to castrate all the wounded” Russians “because they are cockroaches, not humans.”
Gennadiy Druzenko, head of Ukrainian military medical service, boasts on Ukraine 24 channel that he “gave strict orders to castrate all the wounded” Russians “because they are cockroaches, not humans.”
Not all fascists wear Swastikas or Wolfsangels. pic.twitter.com/1OADpiBaZ2
— Dan Cohen (@dancohen3000) March 20, 2022
Channel 24 morning news host Fahruddin Sharafmal called for the genocide of Russian children in a TV broadcast that also went out to nearly 2 million subscribers on YouTube.
Ukraine 24 presenter goes full Nazi, endorses Adolf Eichmann to call for genocide of Russians.
“By killing children, they will never grow up and the nation will disappear… and I hope that everyone will contribute and kill at least one Muscovite.” pic.twitter.com/EAtTzhbaDT
— Dan Cohen (@dancohen3000) March 15, 2022
Russians With Attitude reported Sunday that the war crimes are likely going to lead to an escalation on both sides:
Heard from some Donbass people that Ukrainians who have torture videos on their phones are being summarily executed by some Militia soldiers (war crime, not official policy). There are at least 10x more Ukrainian than Russian POWs – doing this shit as the weaker side is… dumb.
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 27, 2022
The thing about mass retaliation in response to atrocities is that it only works when there is a reasonable limit to how far your enemy can possibly go. Russia managed to negotiate with Al Qaeda to save civilians in Syria, but didn’t manage to negotiate with Azov in Mariupol.
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 27, 2022
+ give sane Ukrainian soldiers an out by showing that Ukrainian POWs are treated well. It’s not only morally correct but also strategically sound in this case
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 27, 2022
It’s the same principle as amnesties for members of terrorist organizations – if you just shoot everyone, more will join, if you give them an “off-ramp” (ha), you both keep your hands clean & deprive deprive the enemy of propaganda material to some degree
— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 27, 2022
#RussianArmy response to the video of #UkrainianArmy tortures and shooting prisoners in the legs. #UkraineVSRussia #UkraineConflict #UkraineNazis #ArmedForcesofUkraine #UkraineWarCrimes pic.twitter.com/05Z5wAxVAx
— Lina чипалина (@linok_ua) March 27, 2022