![]() ![]() Second, as a soldier, it breaks my heart to see a fellow soldier – now a non-combatant – being treated in such a way. It is a depraved and inhuman act – there is nothing that justifies it. “First, from a purely human level, I am sickened that one human will do this to another. While I will not amplify this, I wanted to provide some thoughts. The Australian former general and military analyst Mick Ryan tweeted: “In the last day or so, a video showing Russian soldiers conducting a hideous and repulsive act against a defenceless Ukrainian prisoner of war has circulated. While the Guardian has been unable to independently verify the authenticity of the footage, it has been widely shared on pro-Russian media sites as well as on Ukrainian social media, with some Russian users posting images mocking the mutilated soldier.Īmong those commenting on the video were Ukrainian and western analysts who expressed their horror. While much is unknown about the provenance and date that the footage was recorded – and where – there are claims that the Russian soldier was previously filmed in the vicinity of the Azot chemical works in Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine and that he was serving with a Chechen formation known as the Akhmat battalion. The soldier in the hat, who is wearing blue surgical gloves, is holding a green-handled knife and reaches down to mutilate the prisoner as other soldiers abuse the prisoner. The prisoner is wearing blue and yellow patches identifying him as Ukrainian. ![]() A Russian soldier, wearing a distinctive black wide-brimmed hat, is seen approaching another figure who has his hands bound and is lying face down with the back of his trousers cut away. ![]()
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