Civilians continue to come under fire in the Russian invasion
Shocking footage has emerged of a Russian tank firing at a civilian filming from a building as the invasion of Ukraine continues.
The incident reportedly took place in Borodianka and was caught on camera.
In the footage, a person is filming from a building as a tank advances down the street directly towards them.
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The tank then fires straight at the person filming, narrowly missing them and causing debris and broken glass to fly everywhere.
The person then seeks cover in the building.
Seems like a Russian tank fired at a Ukrainian who was filming the battle in Borodianka. pic.twitter.com/c7Hw4MTNsR
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Throughout Putin’s attack on Ukraine, Russia’s defence ministry has claimed it is only targeting military infrastructure with its missile strikes. However this has clearly not been the case, with civilian areas such as Kharkiv’s Freedom Square being hit by strikes in recent days.
Freedom Square in Kharkiv.
On the left is a fan zone located in the square during Euro 2012. On the right, how it looks today after being targeted by Russia
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On Wednesday, the Ukrainian emergency service said that more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion. On Tuesday, five people were killed in a missile strike on a Kyiv TV tower which also hit a Holocaust memorial site.
At Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson said that the Russian bombing of civilians “fully qualifies as a war crime”
Read More: Russian bombing of civilians “fully qualifies as a war crime.”
Earlier this week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced plans to launch an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine.
The PM said he was sure “the whole house” would support an investigation.
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