Very disturbing, if true. Murdering prisoners is, of course, a war crime. Even if they have committed war crimes themselves. Zelensky needs to nip this in the bud.
More practically — the goodwill of the entire world is one of Ukraine's top assets. It cannot be squandered.
More practically — the goodwill of the entire world is one of Ukraine's top assets. It cannot be squandered.
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1499142093381513217
for anyone thinking, maybe they're just saying they won't take prisoners? first of all, you can't kill people who are surrendering. secondly, they've made themselves very clear:
"From now on there will not be any more Russian artillerymen prisoners. No mercy, no 'please don't kill me, I give up' anymore. ... Whether it's a commander, a driver, an aimer, or a loader: they will be slaughtered like pigs."
This deleted tweet was reporting about a Facebook post by Ukrainian special forces saying that they will no longer take Russian artillerymen as prisoners, and will kill them instead, in revenge for the shelling of civilians.
Ah, they've posted this correction. I don't remember the exact wording of the original tweet, but I don't see a big change.
https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1499155936207908866?s=20&t=m5B-EigEOuoIlC5Lq3vNnA
this is the Facebook post they're reporting on. It says that there will be "no mercy" and that surrendering artillerymen will be "slaughtered like pigs" and not taken prisoner. I think it's pretty clear. 
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