DISINFO: Ukrainians don’t evacuate their wounded but execute them
SUMMARY
Three Ukrainian soldiers walk on a path. One of them is hit by a mine. Instead of evacuating the wounded man, one of his comrades finishes him off. See how the Ukrainians treat their wounded: a bullet in the head!
RESPONSE
Warning, this case contains distressing content.
Pro-Kremlin disinformation including hate speech with dehumanisation of the Ukrainian armed forces.
The video doesn’t show Ukrainian soldiers as stated by Russian channels, but Russian soldiers. It was first published by Ukrainian channel Russiannocontext on 22 June 2024, more than a week earlier than Russian sources. The video was then reframed to remove the watermark and the quality decreased. It is explained that the soldier in the centre has been wounded by a FPV drone that is visible on the video and not hurt by a landmine. The reason why he is executed by the other soldier is not clear. The Russian soldiers were escaping from Ukrainian forces, though they were disoriented and were heading in the wrong direction. The person injured was not properly equipped and not wearing army boots, according to war analyst Ryan McBeth.
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