WorldRussian forces used civilians as ‘human shields’ near Kupiansk, then fired at them, Ukraine’s military says
Ukraine’s military says Russian forces led civilians—including two women, a child and several men—toward a gas pipeline near Kupiansk, used them as human shields and then fired on them. Ukraine’s 13th Khartia Corps said it would submit evidence for a war-crimes investigation. The Kyiv Independent said it could not independently verify the claim.
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Russian forces used civilians as ‘human shields’ near Kupiansk, then fired at them, Ukraine’s military says
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