Horror as Putin’s troops ‘kill their own soldiers using crutches’ | World | News
Vladimir Putin’s forces were seen killing three of their own wounded soldiers with FPV drones in the captured Ukrainian city of Chasiv Yar. According to Ukraine’s 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade, the Russian soldiers were captured by Ukrainian defense forces and made to wear neutral clothing.
The brigade noted that wounded soldiers were evacuated from forward positions in Chasiv Yar during the Easter ceasefire declared on April 12. “They were moving towards the rear from the line of contact, unarmed, using crutches and with signs indicating that they were receiving medical care, in accordance with the agreements and ceasefire conditions,” the brigade said. he said. What the attackers did not realize was that the wounded soldiers were Russian personnel captured the day before and first evacuated to test Russia’s willingness to observe the ceasefire.
“To ensure the safe medical evacuation of its own personnel, the brigade command decided to clothe the captured personnel.” […] “We will wear neutral uniforms and conduct a test evacuation to verify that the enemy is complying with their word,” the brigade, named after King Danylo, said in a Facebook post on Sunday, April 12.
The Russians identified the wounded soldiers, identified as Senior Sergeant Stanislav Zhuravlyov, Pte Aleksandr Choshev and Assistant Sergeant Andrei Zagrebin, and attacked them with FPV drones. All three were killed.
The brigade released video footage of the incident. Kyiv Independent has so far been unable to verify the 24th Brigade’s claims.
The Ukrainian General Staff accused Russia of violating the Easter ceasefire more than 2,000 times.
The General Staff reported that Russia violated the ceasefire declared 2,299 times in the 15 hours between 16:00 local time on April 11 and 07:00 in the morning on April 12. The violations included 28 strike operations, 479 bombing incidents, 747 kamikaze drone attacks and 1,045 FPV drone attacks.
As of April 2026, Chasiv Yar remains under Russian control but remains the focus of intense local conflict and drone attacks. Its high terrain gives it strategic importance, making it a natural defensive fortress and artillery observation post. Its capture provides Russian forces with a staging area to advance towards major industrial centers such as Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.
