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There have been increasing reports of atrocities committed by Russian troops
A Ukrainian MP has shared an image she says shows a murdered woman with a swastika branded across her body in Ukraine, in what appears to be another example of Russian war crimes.
It is not clear exactly when or where the image of the woman’s branded body was taken.
Lesia Vasylenko – a member of the liberal Holos party in Ukraine – posted an image on Twitter of an exposed patch of torso with the Nazi symbol burned into the flesh.
She said it was the “tortured body of a raped and killed woman.”
Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko shared a picture of the atrocity on Twitter (@lesiavasylenko/Twitter)In a later tweet, Vasylenko claimed that girls as young as 10 had been raped by Russian soldiers, labelling the country as a “nation of immoral criminals.”
Russian soldiers loot, rape and kill. 10 y.o. girls with vaginal and rectal tears. Women with swastika shaped burns. Russia. Russian Men did this. And Russian mothers raised them. A nation of immoral criminals
— Lesia Vasylenko (@lesiavasylenko) April 3, 2022
Pro-Russian social media accounts, MailOnline reports, have claimed the horrific act was carried out by Ukrainian neo-Nazis near Mariupol.
In recent days, more and more harrowing stories and images have emerged from Ukraine, detailing some of the atrocities committed by the invading Russian troops.
After Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops out of areas surrounding Kyiv, such as Bucha and Irpin, journalists have been able to witness the devastation left behind, and the evidence of some of the horrific war crimes carried out by Russian soldiers.
Other reports and images show streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians who appear to have been killed with their hands tied behind their backs, suggesting mass civilian executions.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of genocide, with a number of world leaders condemning the atrocities.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said there were “clear indications of war crimes” after a mass grave was discovered in Bucha, whilst Boris Johnson has accused Russia of “despicable attacks in Ukraine.”
The British Prime Minister has promised funding and support to the International Criminal Court at The Hague to compile evidence for a war crimes tribunal, saying: “We will not rest until justice is served.”
Prime Minister @BorisJohnson's statement on Russia’s despicable attacks against innocent civilians in Irpin and Bucha.https://t.co/Rikh4DCXMy pic.twitter.com/RUZ8t82DOH
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) April 3, 2022
Related links:
- Richard Madeley sparks outrage on GMB by asking ‘how exactly is rape a weapon of war?’
- Drunk Russian soldier broke into home, killed man and repeatedly raped his wife, investigators say
- An Australian state has just banned public displays of Nazi flags and swastikas
