A U.S. government-funded media organization on Wednesday reported it had received video that allegedly shows Russian soldiers using captured members of Ukraine’s military as shields.
RFE/RL also reported that it had asked lawyers and members of the military to analyze the video, and the professionals stated they believe it provides evidence that Russia’s army had committed a war crime against Ukrainian troops.
Newsweek could not independently verify the video, and the Russian Ministry of Defense was contacted via email on Wednesday night for comment.
A date was not provided of when the footage was filmed, but Robotyne has been the site of frequent fighting during the war Russian President Vladimir Putin launched in February 2022.
The Ukrainian military members who provided RFE/RL with the video told the outlet that Russia was using the shield tactic as “battle reconnaissance” in order to detect firing positions from Ukraine’s forces.
When shown a version of the video by a RFE/RL journalist, Dmytro Lubinets, who serves as the commissioner of human rights in Ukraine’s parliament, said if the events depicted in the clip are accurate, then it would be a violation of the Geneva Convention by Russia.
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A U.S. government-funded media organization on Wednesday reported it had received video that allegedly shows Russian soldiers using captured members of Ukraine’s military as shields.
RFE/RL also reported that it had asked lawyers and members of the military to analyze the video, and the professionals stated they believe it provides evidence that Russia’s army had committed a war crime against Ukrainian troops.
Newsweek could not independently verify the video, and the Russian Ministry of Defense was contacted via email on Wednesday night for comment.
A date was not provided of when the footage was filmed, but Robotyne has been the site of frequent fighting during the war Russian President Vladimir Putin launched in February 2022.
The Ukrainian military members who provided RFE/RL with the video told the outlet that Russia was using the shield tactic as “battle reconnaissance” in order to detect firing positions from Ukraine’s forces.
When shown a version of the video by a RFE/RL journalist, Dmytro Lubinets, who serves as the commissioner of human rights in Ukraine’s parliament, said if the events depicted in the clip are accurate, then it would be a violation of the Geneva Convention by Russia.
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