"Kill them all" .. Leaks reveal grave violations against civilians in Ukraine
New audio clips, published by CNN, of members of the Russian forces confirm what has been circulated during the last period of grave violations against civilians in Ukraine, since the invasion began on February 24, as they included confirmation of the occurrence of rape and instructions to kill innocent.
The audio clips obtained by the network included orders to kill civilians and discussions about the rape of a 16-year-old girl by Russian forces.
It is unclear who exactly speaks in the recordings, but Ukrainian officials said these discussions took place between Russian soldiers and their commanders.
In one of the audio clips, a soldier said over the radio, "A car drove past but I'm not sure if it was a car or a military vehicle. But there were two people who came out of the orchard dressed as civilians," according to a CNN translation.
Then another person replies: "Kill them all."
The first soldier seemed to protest, saying that the village contained civilians, prompting the second person to reply, "What's your problem? If there are civilians, kill them all."
Another audio recording, also published by the network, revealed that a Russian soldier told a woman over the radio that three members of the Tank Regiment had raped a 16-year-old girl. ".
The Ukrainian authorities accused the invading Russian forces of deliberately targeting civilians, a charge denied by the Kremlin.
International leaders have called for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, to be investigated for war crimes.
The calls escalated after the withdrawal of Russian forces from the areas around Kiev, revealing atrocities committed against civilians.
A woman from the village of Shevchenkov said that Russian forces killed and raped her husband repeatedly, accusations that Ukrainian officials are investigating.
Some of the worst allegations surfaced in the town of Bucha near Kyiv, where several mass graves, one of them near a church, were discovered after Russian forces withdrew.
And the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, Irina Venediktova, announced on Sunday that 1,222 bodies had so far been found in the Kyiv region, part of which was occupied by Russian forces for several weeks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that some towns simply no longer exist, no buildings, no more people.
I don't know what we'll find there."
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