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brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 05:18 PM Apr 2022

Ukrainian defense ministry says it found '132 tormented bodies' in Makariv

Source: ABC News

Ukraine's defense ministry said it found 132 "tormented bodies" of tortured, murdered citizens in the town of Makariv, after Russian forces retreated.

The ministry said it uncovered "new monstrous war crimes," saying the town is "half ruined."



Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/russia-ukraine/?id=83931446#83983531
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Ukrainian defense ministry says it found '132 tormented bodies' in Makariv (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2022 OP
"Tormented". I suppose that we have become somewhat used to "tortured". Tormented seems..... RussellCattle Apr 2022 #1
The devils are loose upon the land. Goddess Nemesis find the ones who did this. irisblue Apr 2022 #2
Sky News video (WARNING) dalton99a Apr 2022 #3
Horrific video. Russians forced civilians to beg on their knees for their lives. SunSeeker Apr 2022 #6
Each of these should be counted as an individual war crime at the Hague. nt Akoto Apr 2022 #4
... ck4829 Apr 2022 #5
K and R Thanks for Posting .. Stuart G Apr 2022 #7
 

RussellCattle

(1,928 posts)
1. "Tormented". I suppose that we have become somewhat used to "tortured". Tormented seems.....
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 05:31 PM
Apr 2022

....to add an element of immediacy to this kind of news and, at least to me, makes it even more horrible to think about. It seems to go right to the victim's souls.

SunSeeker

(58,373 posts)
6. Horrific video. Russians forced civilians to beg on their knees for their lives.
Sun Apr 10, 2022, 09:47 PM
Apr 2022

And then shot them anyway.

And for those who refused to get on their knees, they shot them in the legs, then after they fell, they shot them in the head like their neighbors.

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