Law enforcement authorities in Russia have accused Ukrainian troops of killing 22 civilians in an occupied village of the Kursk region of Russia, including eight women who were allegedly raped before being executed.
Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said this to newsmen at a briefing this Friday, saying people were first tortured, abused, and then killed either by being shot or blown up.
Russian investigators blame five Ukrainian soldiers for the killings, saying one of them was arrested during the fighting in the Kursk region.
They say it is now investigating the killing of 22 residents.