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Kyiv Opens Investigation Into Alleged Beheading Of Dead Soldier

By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service August 17, 2024

Ukraine's Prosecutor-General's Office has opened an investigation into the alleged beheading of a Ukrainian soldier participating in the Russia incursion.

A video circulating on social media on August 16 showed a Russian soldier beside a pole with a severed head, allegedly of a Ukrainian soldier.

The Telegram channel DeepState identified the Russian soldier in the video as a member of the 155th Marine Brigade, which is deployed near the Kolotilovka checkpoint in the Belgorod region.

According to DeepState, Ukrainian forces were fighting in the area on August 12. It is not the first time in the 30-month war that Russian soldiers have posted such videos.

The desecration of soldiers' bodies, including mutilation and beheadings, is a war crime.

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-soldier- beheaded-kursk/33082644.html

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