Kyiv accuses Russian military of arbitrary detentions and execution of civilians
Ukraine on Friday accused the Russian army of carrying out arbitrary arrests and executing civilians in the city of Vovchansk, in the Kharkiv region (northeast), which has been the target of a Russian offensive for a week.
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"Russian troops, who are trying to enter the city, do not allow residents to leave: They started to kidnap people and take them to basements," Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said.
In a message posted on social media and quoted by the French news agency AFP, Klymenko referred to "operational information" about the actions of Russian soldiers in the city.
The minister mentioned reports of "the first shots fired at civilians" by the Russian army.
"A resident of Vovchansk tried to flee on foot, refusing to follow the invaders' orders. The Russians killed him," he said.
Klymenko added that the Ukrainian police had opened an investigation into "war crimes". AFP was unable to confirm the accusations with an independent source, and there was no immediate reaction from Russia.
Russian soldiers have been accused of numerous documented abuses in Ukraine, including the massacre of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv occupied at the start of the invasion by Russia in February 2022.
Moscow has denied these crimes, claiming that they were staged, despite the numerous testimonies, evidence and proof implicating the Russian military.
Russia is also accused of having deported Ukrainian children, a crime for which President Vladimir Putin is the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.
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