Terrifying video shows unarmed Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian troops in tanks – World News

WARNING, BREAKING CONTENTS: Video allegedly shows a Russian tank shooting dead a lone elderly man as he walks the streets of the devastated city of Mariupol, Ukraine

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Terrifying moment unarmed Ukrainian was killed by Russian troops

Footage shows the shocking moment a Russian tank kills an innocent elderly Ukrainian civilian as he walks down the street alone.

Ukrainian forces have shared footage from the besieged and devastated city of Mariupol.

Declaring the shocking act a “murder”, they called for the images to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

The footage is believed to have been filmed in the city of Mariupol, located on the northern coast of the Sea of ​​Azov, in the disputed Donetsk Oblast region, in eastern Ukraine, and it was obtained by Newsflash last night (Tuesday, Feb. March 15) after it was released by the Azov Regiment of Ukraine.

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Footage shows a Russian tank lying amid what appear to be the ruins of a destroyed civilian building.

Across the street, one could see civilians calmly passing by without hiding or showing aggression.

The Russian tank then suddenly opened fire on a civilian, believed to be a man, who is said to have killed him instantly when the shell hit the building directly behind him, in one incident. explosion of fire and smoke.

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The Azov Regiment said in Ukrainian: “Devastating footage of the murder of a resident of Mariupol by Russian oil tankers.

“The elderly man drew his attention so as not to be shot, and Putin’s killer shot at a defenseless civilian.

“This is what the ‘Russian world’ looks like.

“This evidence must go to the court of The Hague.”

The city of Mariupol has been ravaged by Russian onslaught over the past two weeks, with reports of civilians trapped in poor health and hunger.

Last week, a Russian missile hit the maternity ward, with horrifying images causing a stir around the world.

The Azov Regiment, also known as the Azov Battalion, is a group of soldiers that were officially incorporated into the Ukrainian National Guard in 2014 after retaking Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in June of that year.

The Azov Regiment began as a far-right, neo-Nazi group, started as an urban militia and a political party, has since expanded and, through the service of Ukraine, has been incorporated into the Armed Forces. armed force.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have taken advantage of the group’s presence in eastern Ukraine to announce his so-called “special military operation” to “de-fascist Ukraine”, bringing the whole country into the world. same brush as this regiment.

But on the national level, the political branch of the Azov Regiment won no seats in the Ukrainian Parliament.

The Azov Regiment is believed to have a strength of about 1,000 soldiers, it is not clear which part of the tank seen in the video belongs to the Russian Armed Forces.