Russian Troops Force Civilians Into 6-Mile Gas Pipeline While Using Them as Cover
- Ukraine’s 2nd National Guard Corps, Khartia, reported that Russian forces used civilians as cover while withdrawing from the Kupiansk area on September 27.
- Khartia said the group included nine civilians, including children, elderly people, and someone using crutches, alongside men in civilian clothing.
- Ukrainian troops did not fire because civilians were present, while Khartia alleged that the group was forced into the Shebelinka-Ostrogozhsk gas pipeline.
- Khartia said it documented the incident and would submit evidence for a war-crimes investigation.
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The drones recorded nine civilians, including children, elderly and crutches, as well as men of recruitment age in civilian clothes, who may be Russian military personnel, as noted in the NGU.
Russian Troops Force Civilians Into 6-Mile Gas Pipeline While Using Them as Cover
Russian troops allegedly forced children and elderly civilians into a gas pipeline near Kupiansk while suspected soldiers in civilian clothes moved alongside them, using the group as cover during Ukraine’s ongoing counteroffensive, according to Ukraine’s 2nd Khartia Corps on September 28.
Reconnaissance drones of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Khartia” on September 27 recorded on video the exit of supposedly disguised Russian military personnel through a gas pipeline in Kupyansk region. This was reported in the press service of the corps. According to them, it is likely that the Russian military is hiding behind the civilians during an attempt to leave due to the counteroffensive of the Defense Forces. “The vide…
The military corps of the Charter recorded how the Russians were kidnapping civilians from Kupyansk through a gas pipe, covering the departure of their own forces.
In the Kharkiv region on September 27, the Russian military removed nine civilians from the Kupyansk community and brought them into a gas pipe. It was previously used to covertly penetrate their attackers into the city, the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Chartia” reported on Facebook. Among them were children, the elderly and a man on crutches. The military released a video showing this group and men in civilian clothes. “Ukrainian…
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