Video seems to indicate Russians beheading Ukrainian soldier – as ‘appalled’ UN says incident not remoted

A ugly video showing to indicate a Ukrainian captive being beheaded by a Russian soldier has been condemned by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The clip seems to indicate a person in inexperienced fatigues sporting the yellow armband sometimes utilized by Ukrainian troopers. He is heard screaming earlier than one other man apparently makes use of a knife to decapitate him.

Sky News has not been capable of confirm the authenticity of the video, which seems to have been taken by one of many obvious Russian troopers.

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“There is something that no one in the world can ignore: how easily these beasts kill,” the Ukrainian president stated, his face sombre.

“There will be legal responsibility for everything. The defeat of terror is necessary,” he added in a video message.

The Kremlin described the video as “awful” however stated its authenticity wanted to be checked.

Moscow has denied prior to now that its troops perform atrocities through the battle.

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Ukrainian international minister Dmitro Kuleba stated on Twitter: “A horrific video of Russian troops decapitating a Ukrainian prisoner of war is circulating online.

“It’s absurd that Russia, which is worse than ISIS, is presiding over the UNSC,” he said, referring to the UN Security Council, where Russia took up the rotating presidency this month.

He added: “Russian terrorists should be kicked out of Ukraine and the UN and be held accountable for his or her crimes.”

Ukraine’s foreign ministry called on the International Criminal Court to “instantly examine yet one more atrocity of the Russian navy”.

The UN says it is “appalled” by the footage.

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“Regrettably this isn’t an remoted incident,” the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a statement.

It said it recently found “a variety of severe violations of worldwide humanitarian legislation”, including against prisoners of war.

“These newest violations should even be correctly investigated and the perpetrators should be held accountable,” it stated.

Ukraine’s ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets stated at this time that he’ll name on the UN Human Rights Committee to analyze the video apparently exhibiting the Ukrainian prisoner of battle’s execution.