: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Amnesty Says Ukraine Rebels Killed Captive Soldiers


Amnesty International said Thursday that it has evidence that Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine have killed several captured government soldiers in gross violation of international humanitarian law.

The human rights group said in a statement that footage it has seen shows at least four Ukrainian soldiers — now confirmed dead — being interrogated by rebel militia. Pictures showing bullet wounds to the soldier’s heads and bodies appeared to show they had died as the result of summary killings, the group said.

Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for rebel forces, denied the claims, saying that footage of soldiers being taken prisoner could not serve …read more

Source: Voice of America

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