Russian Ministry of Defense: A group of Georgian mercenaries were destroyed by the Russian army and suspected of participating in the abuse and killing captives

According to today's Russian Television (RT) and the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Igor Konacopov said at a press conference on the 27th that the Russian army has eliminated a group of Georgia fighting Ukraine. The mercenary, this group was accused of participating in the abuse and killing captives.

Russian RT website report screenshot

Konarkov said that on June 26, 3 kilometers away from Lisichansk, a Lisichansk in Ligusk area, the Russian army "eliminated two destruction and reconnaissance teams composed of mercenaries, including a total of them. 14 militants ". He pointed out that the first group was "composed of many European citizens", and the second group was only mercenaries from Georgia. They belonged to the so -called "Georgian Legion".

Konarkov said, "The destroyed Georgian militants participated in the implementation of cruel torture and murder near Kyiv in March this year ... We found and punished them."

Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Konashenkov. Source: Russia New News Agency

RT reported that in May this year, the Russian Federal Investigation Commission stated that it was investigating a video circulating on social media, which showed a Georgian mercenaries beating a captured Russian soldier. Russia's human rights representative Tasanana Moskalkova expressed concern about the treatment of Russia's captured personnel in Ukraine this month, saying that the International Red Cross did not provide any access channels to check the conditions of Russia's captured personnel.

According to the Russian satellite news agency, the so -called "Georgian Legion" was founded in 2014 and led by Mamuka Mamulashvili. After the outbreak of Russia and Ukraine in late February this year, the "Georgian Legion" quickly attracted attention from international media, which was related to a video. The video showed that the captured Russia who were lifted and tied up lying on the ground bleed and killed, and there were outer sounds mocking them. (Edit: HHJ)

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