Ukraine's military has not yet been able to determine the authenticity of the video.
attempted to reach out to Russian officials for a comment on Zaluzhny's statement.
During a televised briefing on Tuesday, Oleksandr Kyrylenko, the deputy head of the general staff of the Ukrainian army, said that the country is keeping a close watch on all information pertaining to alleged abuses committed against enemy combatants. "All information that comes is checked by the armed forces of Ukraine and, if there is violation, appropriate legal decisions will be made regarding those military personnel who violated the laws on the treatment of prisoners of war," Kyrylenko said.
Oleksiy Arestovych, an aide to Zelensky, condemned the video in a statement while also urging all soldiers to refrain from actions such as those allegedly depicted in the footage. "We are a European army, and we do not mock our prisoners. If this turns out to be real, this is absolutely unacceptable behavior," he said,reported."I would like to remind all our military, civilian and defense forces once again that the abuse of prisoners is a war crime that has no amnesty under military law and has no statute of limitations."
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