Zelensky blasts Russian 'beasts' over beheading video
The Hindu
Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of killing prisoners of war since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine more than a year ago.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced Russian "beasts" after a video appeared to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner, prompting international outrage.
The emergence of the footage, which AFP was unable to independently verify, sparked fury in Ukraine, with Kyiv saying Russia is "worse than ISIS" — a reference to the Islamic State group.
The European Union pledged to hold war criminals to account, while a UN mission in Ukraine said it was "appalled".
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine also pointed to another video that is spreading online, saying it "shows mutilated bodies of apparent Ukrainian POWs."
Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of killing prisoners of war since Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine more than a year ago.
Several videos alleging to show POW killings have made the rounds on the internet over the past year.
Following the emergence of a new video, Mr. Zelensky said in an address posted to social media that "the world must see" what he called an "execution of a Ukrainian captive".
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