Moscow eliminates police officers who tortured Ukrainian prisoners – media

24 December 14:08

On the night of December 24, two employees of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs were killed in Moscow on Yelets Street. They participated in the war against Ukraine and, in particular, tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war.

This was reported to RBC-Ukraine by sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.

According to the sources, around one in the morning, a local resident, in disagreement with the Kremlin’s aggressive policy, killed two representatives of the Russian security agency.

Approaching a police car standing near the police station, the man threw an explosive package through the car window, causing an explosion.

According to a military intelligence source, the explosion killed two Russian policemen on the spot and hospitalized two others with serious injuries.

Sources in the GUR note that the liquidated Russian policemen had previously participated in hostilities against Ukraine as part of the occupying Russian army.

In addition, there is evidence of their involvement in the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war, which is systematically carried out by the Russian occupiers in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the rules and customs of war.

Explosion in Moscow on December 24

As a reminder, on the night of December 24, an explosion occurred near a police station in Moscow, killing two law enforcement officers and another person.

The incident occurred about 300 meters from the spot where Russian Defense Ministry Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov was blown up in his car two days earlier.

According to one version, before the explosion, an unknown man ran up to the official car of the Road Patrol Service (DPS) and threw a package with an explosive device inside.

Local residents reported seeing a suspicious man wearing a mask and hood nearby. Later, another improvised explosive device was found near the site of the explosion, which did not detonate.

At the same time, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation stated that police officers noticed a suspicious person near a police car. When they got closer, an explosion occurred. The incident killed two law enforcement officers and a civilian who was nearby.

Анна Ткаченко
Editor

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