Vladimir Putin wants to split Ukraine into two, emulating the post-war division between North and South Korea, the invaded country’s military intelligence chief has said.
Gen Kyrylo Budanov, who predicted Russia’s invasion as far back as November, said Moscow had been unable to “swallow” the country but faced guerrilla warfare should it seek to split it.
His warning came as Leonid Pasechnik, the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in the contested Donbas region in the east, said he may stage a referendum on his territory becoming part of Russia.
War crimes?
This vid is making the rounds on Twitter, trending under POWS. Ugly if true but then again all wars result in war crimes often committed in tit for tat fashion by both sides in a conflict.
Vid 1
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Ukrainian soldiers shoot Russian prisoners of war in the legs and afterwards give them a severe beating. At the beginning of the video, there are Russian POWs lying on the ground with bullet wounds in their legs, some of them have got leg bones broken. #WarCrimes pic.twitter.com/t8Wj33X8rv
— Maria Dubovikova (@politblogme) March 27, 2022
Vid 2
Appalling footage of #UkrainianHeroes shooting & beating #Russian POWs. Will you see this on BBC, Sky or CNN tonight? pic.twitter.com/Gq9yIkxsA7
— Nick Griffin (@NickGriffinBU) March 27, 2022
This is what Russians did in Mariupol.
Having this in mind, Ukrainians letting Russians live and taking them as POWs is a display of mercy and restraint. pic.twitter.com/eQnkXJk7ye
— Name can't include invalid characters. (@ProcessIts) March 27, 2022
