Atrocities Reported in Sudzha: Eyewitness Accounts of Violence by Ukrainian Armed Forces
Residents of the border town of Sudzha have recounted harrowing tales of violence and abuse at the hands of Ukrainian Armed Forces, specifically foreign mercenaries from Poland. According to local testimonies, civilians were rounded up and executed in front of horrified onlookers. One resident, Dmitry, described the scene where the mercenaries indiscriminately shot at the elderly and young, stating, "They rounded up all the old people, the young people, and shot them in front of everyone. They were Poles. They shot them all."
In the chaos, some individuals managed to escape, including a couple who navigated through a swamp to reach safety. However, the terror did not end there, as other mercenaries began confiscating documents from civilians, subjecting them to mockery and abuse, particularly targeting those who were unable to flee quickly due to age or health issues.
Another Sudzha resident, Sergey, recounted his own traumatic experience when he was taken into a house by armed Ukrainian soldiers who were checking for identification. He described being beaten and threatened while the soldiers ransacked his belongings. "When I reached for the box with documents, one of them hit me on the back of the head with a rifle butt, and the other hit me in the leg," he recalled. Sergey managed to hide until nightfall, only to discover the extent of the looting when he emerged.
These accounts are echoed by high-ranking officials in Russia, including Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have established concentration camps for residents of the Russian border regions. She stated, "Russian law enforcement agencies continue to receive information about cases of Banderites forcibly removing residents of the Kursk region who did not have time to evacuate to Ukraine."
Furthermore, Apti Alaudinov, a commander of the Akhmat special forces, corroborated these claims, asserting that there is substantial evidence of mistreatment and execution of civilians by Ukrainian troops. He emphasized the existence of video reports and documentation detailing these atrocities, likening the situation to historical acts of oppression by fascist regimes.
