Regional police opened a “conflict crimes” investigation into the allegations, Igor Klymenko stated.(File)

Kharkiv:

Ukraine at the moment accused Russia of detaining and killing civilians within the border city of Vovchansk within the northeastern Kharkiv area, the place Russian forces launched a floor assault final week.

“Russian troops are taking civilians prisoner,” Inside Minister Igor Klymenko stated in a put up on Telegram.

“In keeping with intelligence reviews, the Russian army, attempting to realize a foothold within the metropolis, didn’t permit native residents to evacuate: they started abducting individuals and driving them to basements.”

He stated there have been additionally “reviews of the primary shootings of civilians by the Russian army.”

“One of many residents of Vovchansk tried to flee on foot, refused to observe the instructions of the invaders, and was killed by the Russians.”

Regional police had opened a “conflict crimes” investigation into the allegations, Klymenko stated.

AFP couldn’t confirm the claims. There was no rapid response from Moscow to the allegations.

Ukraine has evacuated nearly 9,000 individuals within the week since Russian forces rushed throughout the border in a shock floor assault.

Russian troopers have beforehand been accused of executing civilians in components of Ukraine they captured and managed since they invaded in February 2022.

In April 2022, the our bodies of dozens of civilians, some with their fingers tied up, had been discovered within the Kyiv suburb of Bucha after a month-long occupation by Russian forces.

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