Ukrainian intelligence has released an interception of Russian military personnel discussing a command order to cut off the heads of the dead. This is done to identify the bodies and avoid evacuation from the battlefield. Such actions have become common practice in the Russian army.
Order of the Russian Federation Command
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported a new order from the Russian command. The Russian military is ordered to cut off the heads of their fallen comrades.
According to DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE OF UKRAINE, This is done to identify the bodies. In this way, the command avoids organising the evacuation of the dead from the battlefield.
Interception of conversations
Ukrainian intelligence has released intercepts of conversations between Russian soldiers. In them, soldiers talk about the execution of orders to cut off heads.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine notes that this is not an isolated case. Such actions have become a «tradition» among the Russian occupation forces.
Context.
Earlier, numerous cases of disrespect for the bodies of those killed in the Russian army were reported. Ukrainian intelligence regularly records similar violations of humanitarian law.
Such actions are condemned by the international community. They are also evidence of the morale of the Russian troops.
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