Russian infantry forced at least three unarmed Ukrainian POWs to advance in front of them as human shields near Robotyne, with one prisoner shot dead.
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A drone video published by Radio Svoboda on Dec. 13 shows Russian infantry forcing at least three unarmed Ukrainian POWs to advance in front of them, likely as human shields near Robotyne. One of the prisoners is shot dead in the video.
On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukraine's Defence Forces repelled eight Russian attacks to the north of Pryiutne, the west of Verbove and the south of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).
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