In Ukraine, emotion is running high after the release of a video showing a Ukrainian prisoner of war killed by his Russian captors. The authenticity of the recording and the identity of the soldier were confirmed by Kievwhich promises to punish this new violation of international law on its own soil. Moscow speaks of assembly.
Was called Tymofiy Mykolayovych Shadura. He was 42 years old and born in Donetsk province, where he defended the territorial integrity of his country, Ukraine, within the 30th Mechanized Brigade.
Missing since February 2ndhis face is now known to millions of Ukrainians who watched in horror as he was brutally executed on video by Russian soldiers while he was their prisoner of war, reports RFI kyiv correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze.
With an emaciated face and a cigarette in the mouth, Timofey Shadura refused to submit to his tormentors and pronounced “Slavic Ukraine”“Glory to Ukraine”, before being hit multiple timesin clear violation of international law, which requires respect for the physical integrity and fundamental rights of prisoners of war.
During the 12-second duration of the video, a man in military uniform, but unarmed, can be seen smoking a cigarette. Another man, off camera, says in Russian “film it”. right awayand machine gun bursts hit him. The man behind the camera exclaims: “Die, bastard!”
The video “appears to be authentic,” the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
“We are aware of this video posted on social media showing an inactive Ukrainian soldier apparently executed by the Russian Armed Forces. Based on preliminary examination, we believe the video appears to be authentica spokeswoman for the office said.
“Revenge will be inevitable”
“Revenge for our hero it will be inevitable“, promised the Army, which assured that the deceased had been missing since February 3, when he was fighting near the city of Bakhmut, in the Donbas region of Ukraine (east).
This city is the scene of a fierce battle between the forces of Kiev and Moscow, the longest since the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022.
More than 71,000 inquiries opened
President Volodimir Zelensky vowed on Monday to “find the killers” as Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the case.
crime adds to a long list of atrocities committed in Ukraine by the occupying forces, such as summary executions of soldiers and civilians, rape, deportation and torture. The prosecution has already opened more than 71,000 investigations against the Russian attacker.
Russian authorities They have not commented on the videobut the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, a frontline paramilitary organization in Bakhmut, questioned its veracity.
“Is there any confirmation that this video is not a montage, is there any evidence of Wagner’s involvement?” she commented on Telegram.
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Source: Clarin
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