Russians attack evacuation convoy with drones, kill own prisoners in Donetsk region
Russian invaders attacked a group of wounded soldiers in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, with drones during the declared ceasefire.
This was reported on Telegram by the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo, which released a video of the incident, according to Ukrinform.
Three soldiers were moving from the front lines to the rear. They were unarmed, carrying sticks and medical supplies—in accordance with conventions and the terms of the ceasefire.
Russian troops spotted the wounded and attacked them with drones, killing all three.
“The evacuation failed! The enemy did not observe the ceasefire! But there’s a twist!!!” the brigade noted.
According to reports, to ensure the safe medical evacuation of its personnel, the command of the 24th Mechanized Brigade decided to dress the Russian invaders, who had been captured the day before, in neutral uniforms and conduct a test evacuation first. The goal was to verify whether the enemy would honor its own promises regarding the “ceasefire.”
Thus, Russian forces did not in fact kill Ukrainian defenders, but their own comrades-in-arms:
Staff Sergeant Stanislav Zhuravlev (5th Motorized Rifle Company, 2nd Motorized Rifle Brigade, 70th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces);
Private Alexander Choshev (74th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Armed Forces);
Junior Sergeant Andrii Zahrebin (9th Assault Company of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 26th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces).
“They are killing their own! The command of the Russian Federation’s 70th Motorized Rifle Division does not know the meaning of honor! And it is not even capable of fulfilling the promises of its ‘leader,’” the brigade states.
As reported by Ukrinform, during the so-called “ceasefire,” Russians used drones to kill a Ukrainian evacuation group in the Zaporizhzhia region and shot four prisoners in the Kharkiv region.
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