WorldRussian troops allegedly used civilians as ‘human shields’ to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps says
Khartiia Corps said drone footage allegedly shows Russian troops moving children, elderly people and a person on crutches alongside draft-age men likely wearing civilian clothes as they fled through a gas pipeline near Kupiansk. The Kyiv Independent said it could not independently verify the claim. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called for the alleged violations to be documented and investigated.
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Russian troops allegedly used civilians as ‘human shields’ to flee via Kupiansk pipeline, Khartiia Corps says
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