Russian troops behead bodies of two Ukrainian defenders on Huliaipole front, General Staff says

Russian troops brutally beheaded the bodies of two Ukrainian service members on the Huliaipole front on 12 May.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Details: The General Staff reported that on 12 May service members of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment were ambushed on the Huliaipole front by an infiltrated Russian group.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the battle.

Quote: "Intelligence intercepts indicate that the commander of a unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation gave a direct order to desecrate the bodies of the fallen Ukrainian soldiers.

In particular, a radio intercept records the commander ordering two heads to be cut off 'for confirmation' and placed in a visible location at the edge of a field. His subordinate expressed readiness to carry out the order."

More details: The General Staff noted that this constitutes a gross and deliberate violation of the rules and customs of war.

The Russian unit whose service members committed the atrocities has been preliminarily identified.

Available reports indicate that the criminal order was issued by a commander who had previously ordered the mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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