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.

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Senior Tories fear £4bn cut to overseas aid will be made permanent

MPs campaigning against chancellor’s plans believe they can ‘humiliate’ the government into…

Children’s commissioners urge UK government to scrap two-child limit for benefits

Children’s commissioners of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland say policy breaches human…

First Ardern, now Sturgeon: leaders echo ‘dehumanising’ pressures

Like ex-New Zealand PM, Scotland’s first minister speaks of duty to admit…

Small-time dealers fear Brexit could decimate antiques trade in UK

Sector faces ‘logistical minefield’ of customs declarations and VAT codes as stores…