Ukraine News: “We’ve All Been Deceived”

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His unit stops at Bucha: A former soldier in the Russian army wants to testify about war crimes in the war in Ukraine.

Madrid/Moscow – Massacre at Bucha, Bombing of Mariupol, Torture of Prisoners of War: Reports of Russian War Crimes Ukraine conflict There are many. Now a former member of the Kremlin’s top brass wants to Vladimir Putin Testifying about crimes – and seeking political asylum in Europe.

An ex-combatant too Guardian-Reportedly, Nikita Sybrin, about 27 years old. The former soldier told the press that he spent more than four months in Ukraine as a member of the 64th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 35th Army of the Russian Federation. It is a unit of the Russian army Stopped at Bucha There were and are massive allegations against it.

Ukraine war news: Russian soldier wants to talk about war crimes

Ukraine accuses the division of the worst war crimes. Kiev’s secret service speaks of a “mass murder” carried out by members of a motorized rifle brigade. Russia He denies any connection with the atrocities. Versus: After withdrawing from Bucha Putin paid tribute to the brigade Special merits, valor and bravery. Putin praised the “capable and decisive actions” of the soldiers during the “military special operation”.

Deserter Ciprin was loud Guardian He landed in the Spanish capital Madrid on Tuesday (November 15) and was later detained by authorities. In a telephone interview with the British daily, the 27-year-old denied any involvement in war crimes committed by his unit. “Not even once” he didn’t have a gun in his hand Ukraine war was used.

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Hundreds of thousands of Russians are fighting to fulfill Putin’s political ambitions in Ukraine. (Image archive) © Yegor Aleyev/imago

According to his own statements, he wants to help clarify the crimes committed by his former comrades. He also does not shy away from testifying in international courts. “I have nothing to hide,” Sybrin said before adding, “This is a criminal war started by Russia. I want to do everything I can to stop him.”

Russian defector on Ukraine war: “Was everyone fooled”

On the first day of the Russian invasion, Syprin told his superiors that he opposed war against a neighboring country. “They threatened to put me in jail. Finally, my commanders decided to use me as a cleaner and logistics organizer. I was withdrawn from the battlefield,” he explained Guardian. Sybrin said he and his comrades were kept in the dark until February 24 that Russia was going to attack Ukrainian territory. “We didn’t know we were in Ukraine I will fight,” he said. “We are all set.”

It turns out that many combatants were unaware at the start of hostilities that they were being sent to war. Recordings of wiretapped telephone conversationsFrom the end of September The New York Times were published. “Nobody told us we were going to war. They warned us the day before we left,” an army man said on a cell phone.

G7 talks about “heinous crimes” in Ukraine

More recently, G7 interior ministers accused Russia of “the most heinous crimes” in Ukraine. In two days G7 meeting at Eberbach Abbey in Hesse Federal Interior Minister Nancy Pfizer (SPD) said on Friday (18 November) that a joint approach had been “seriously” discussed, and that “one day the war criminals will have to answer to the court”.

“Every day we continue to receive images of the most brutal crimes against civilians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine,” Feser said. “It must stop, Putin must end this brutal war.” (DVD/DPA)

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