Thousands of videos appeared on social media about the Russia-Ukraine war, which lasted a month. However, a popular video recently showed Ukrainians torturing Russian troops they had captured. Ukraine and the UN said they would investigate the video.
According to the statement made by Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy, such behavior towards prisoners of war is unacceptable. Arestovych, however, said he “doubt” the accuracy of the video.
Is the video of Russian soldiers captured real?
In the video, which soon became popular on social media, at least three Russian soldiers seem to have been shot in the legs after being detained, and some of them also have white bags on their heads. Consultant Oleksiy Arestovych announced the beginning of an investigation into the video.
“We treat such behavior carefully and we do not torture prisoners of war”, the Ukrainian official said that it would not be right to physically torture Russian troops. He stated that they will remind the defense forces that such behavior is unacceptable and that torture is a war crime.
The video showing Ukrainians torturing Russian troops has been shared thousands of times on Twitter, but has yet to be confirmed. It allegedly occurred on March 25 in a village east of the city of Kharkov.
The content of the video has not been verified by any official institution, but many Ukrainian supporters have said that such videos may be part of an attempt by Russia to “discredit Ukrainian soldiers”.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venicetova stated that they did not prove the authenticity of the video. “We need evidence,” he said in a statement. If the soldiers on the Ukrainian side are guilty, we will investigate and take them to court, ”she said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, on the other hand, did not remain silent about the video containing the capture of Russian soldiers. He said the Russian authorities would examine the “monstrous images” and evaluate them within the legal framework, but did not provide any evidence to support his accusations.
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