The UN human rights mission in Ukraine said it was "
horrified
" on Wednesday by a video that appeared online that appeared to show a Russian soldier beheading a Ukrainian prisoner with a knife.
She also mentions a second video showing "
the mutilated bodies, apparently of Ukrainian prisoners of war
", and therefore calls for "
these incidents to be the subject of a real investigation and that the perpetrators be held accountable
".
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The European Union says it will hold war criminals in Ukraine to account, according to its spokesman.
A little earlier this Wednesday, April 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced "
the execution of a Ukrainian captive
", in a message broadcast on Telegram.
“
It's a video of Russia as it is.
Everyone must react.
Every leader.
We won't forget anything.
The defeat of terror is necessary
”, he said referring to
Russian “
monsters ”.
To date, the video in question has not been authenticated.
An investigation is opened in Ukraine by the intelligence services.
