Ukraine releases video appearing to show Russian troops beating own wounded officer
by Luke Harding in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#68KXS)
Harrowing footage thought to show Wagner group fighters beating commander with what appear to be shovels
Warning: video contains footage that some viewers may find distressing
Ukraine has released extraordinary video footage that appears to show Russian fighters dragging their badly wounded commander away from the battlefield, and then beating him violently with what appear to be shovels.
A Ukrainian drone captured the incident near the eastern city of Bakhmut, where intense fighting has been raging for months. Four soldiers from Russia's Wagner mercenary group carry their colleague through a landscape of ruined houses, holding his arms and legs.
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