The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted a telephone conversation in which a Russian soldier admitted to committing atrocities, including the execution of Ukrainian civilians. The SBU stated it has obtained the soldier's personal data and confessions for potential prosecution at an international court.
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The SBU intercepted a call from a Russian soldier in Kherson Oblast who admitted to humiliating and shooting Ukrainian civilians in the head.
The soldier stated he threw civilians into trenches and shot them when they begged for mercy.
The SBU possesses the soldier's personal data and confessions, intending to hold him responsible at an international court.
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Kirill Stremousov said Kherson would ask Putin to include it in the Russian Federation after completing integration processes, not in the coming days.
Stremousov stated deadlines for the appeal have not been set and the process is a matter of future prospects.
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