Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the shooting of a Russian serviceman by Ukrainian neo-Nazi Azov Battalion* was committed by fascists that must be destroyed.
On Monday, the Ukrainian Azov Battalion* posted a video in which a Russian serviceman was killed at close range.
A video shows footage from an action camera mounted on a militant’s helmet. As he walks through a trench, he encounters a wounded Russian soldier sitting unarmed on the ground, unable to offer any resistance. The militant opens fire on him despite having enough time to realize that the prisoner posed no threat. The Azov* member yells curses at the Russian and fires several more shots to ensure he is dead. Other militants communicating with him via radio supported his actions.
“Fascists are fascists, they must be destroyed,” Peskov told reporters.
The Russian Investigative Committee stated that it is examining the details surrounding the shooting of a Russian soldier.
“The investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will study… the circumstances of the shooting of a Russian serviceman,” the statement said.
The investigators will establish all the circumstances of the incident and the circle of persons involved in the crimes.
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