Putin's soldiers drag Ukrainian prisoner to death behind motorbike in sick video
Sickening new footage has emerged showing a Ukrainian prisoner of war being dragged to his death behind a Russian military motorbike - a harrowing display of brutality that has sparked international outrage.
The chilling video, which is not being shared due to its horrific content, allegedly captures the defenceless captive hogtied and lashed to the back of a motorbike with rope. The grainy aerial clip shows the moment two Russian soldiers - one driving and the other positioning the man - prepare for the cruel act on a deserted road in occupied territory. Moments later, the bike roars into motion, pulling the prisoner behind it along the tarmac.
The exact location of the atrocity remains unconfirmed, but Ukrainian officials have condemned the act as a blatant war crime. Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine 's human rights commissioner, said: 'A video is being circulated on social media: it shows a man tied to a motorcycle and dragged along the road. This is demonstrative cruelty and another war crime by the Russian Federation.'
Lubinets has contacted both the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, demanding action. If verified, the incident would constitute a 'gross violation' of the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law. ' Russia is acting like a terrorist state,' Lubinets added. 'And it must bear fair responsibility for every crime.'
According to Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, as of May 23, authorities are investigating 75 separate cases involving the murder of 268 prisoners of war by Russian forces since the full-scale invasion began.
The latest horror is one of many incidents involving the torture and killing of Ukrainian PoWs. In January, a group of Russian troops were filmed executing six Ukrainian PoWs in cold blood.
One of the killers was heard saying: 'This one's mine,' before demanding: 'Give me two machine guns.' Kyiv launched a formal investigation and alerted international bodies.
In another shocking episode last October, nine Ukrainian drone operators were stripped to their underwear and shot dead by Russian forces. The entire execution was filmed.
This week, a Ukrainian former prisoner said Kremlin soldiers burned the words 'Glory to Russia' on his abdomen in a barbaric act of torture. Andriy Pereverzev said he was captured in February 2024 on the battlefield after being severely wounded.
Once in the custody, he said Putin's fighters electrocuted him in his open wound, seeking to extract any useful intelligence and burned the words 'Glory to Russia' onto his stomach.
'I lifted my head just to look at my stomach,' he said. 'And there it was. 'Glory to Russia.' Burned into my skin with a medical cautery tool.'
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