Wagner Group accused of brutal beheadings in Bakhmut battle.
TL;DR
The Wagner Group, a private military company, has been accused of committing war crimes in the battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Videos posted by Russian social media users show the remains of a head belonging to a Ukrainian serviceman on a spike. The Geneva Convention prohibits the mutilation and despoilment of dead bodies in war. Wagner forces have also been accused of human rights violations in other countries, including Mali. The Wagner Group was designated as a transitional criminal organization by the White House in January.
- Wagner Group Accused of Beheading Ukrainian Servicemen Newsweek
- Videos purport to show beheadings of Ukrainian soldiers CNN
- Russia's Wagner claims it controls most of Bakhmut; Kyiv says forces holding firm Reuters
- Ukrainian soldiers in the city of Bakhmut hold on in war's bloodiest battle Los Angeles Times
- Video Shows Heavy Combat in Bakhmut as Russia Goes 'Scorched Earth' Newsweek
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