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Russian forces took an underage girl hostage to use her as a human shield after murdering her parents in a front-line village in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian 3rd Army Corps reported on Sept. 24.

The civilians were killed in the area of responsibility of the 3rd Army Corps, in the village of Shandryholove in Donetsk Oblast.

Ukrainian authorities have documented a number of cases of Russian troops murdering civilians in front-line areas since the outbreak of the full-scale war in 2022, part of a wider pattern of abuse and repression.

“Russia is using (the captured girl) as a human shield for its unit advancing in the Lyman sector,” the military unit said.

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    • CAVOK@lemmy.world
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      One problem at a time. First kick out invaders, then kick nazis.

      It’s not like Ukraine has a monopoly on nazi infestation.

    • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works
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      That’s a meme and not a valid source for information.

      Do you have actual sources proving the ruling party of Ukraine has nazis in its leadership? I can easily prove there are racist fascists ruling Russia right now.

      Regardless there is no moral high ground to Russian imperialist invaders who themselves are no better than Nazis