Dmytro Solovei, 14, was simply kicking around a soccer ball when Russian forces shot him dead. His older brother was then shot as he tried to recover his sibling’s body
Russia’s “abhorrent, unlawful, and cruel” campaign
Survivors from the village of Yahidne recalled Russian soldiers holding more than 350 residents hostage in a school basement for 28 days, under such abysmal conditions that many of those who lived through the ordeal were still hospitalized in mid-April for conditions they developed during their time in captivity.“After a week, everyone was coughing violently.
She found his body in a barn after Russian forces withdrew. “He was lying there in a fetal position, with his hands tucked under his head, and his jacket draped over his shoulders. He had been shot in the ear, with blood covering his face,” she was quoted saying.
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