Wagner ex-commanders tell Russian opposition media of their wa | The Kyiv Independent

Wagner ex-commanders tell Russian opposition media of their war crimes in Ukraine, Kyiv launches investigation.

Two former mercenaries of Russia's state-backed Wagner Group told Russian opposition media outlet Gulagu.net how they had allegedly killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians, including children, as well as prisoners of war when fighting in Donetsk Oblast.

"We were ordered to clean up and destroy everyone (in Soledar and Bakhmut). We came with 150 Wagner fighters killing everyone (on our way) - women, men, elderly, and children, including small, five-year-olds," Azamat Uldarov said in a video interview with Gulagu.net published on April 17.

Following the interviews, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reported it had started investigating the alleged war crimes committed by the two ex-commanders.