Using Women and Children as “Human Shields” (VIDEOS)

As Russia’s invasion intensifies, countless Ukrainians are being displaced from their homes and fleeing for their lives, but, according to some of them, it’s not necessarily just Russia that they are worried about.

It’s their own army.

No one is saying that these people wouldn’t be in danger if Putin had not decided to make his move into Ukraine, but nobody anticipated that Zelensky’s armed forces would be the ones terrorizing innocent civilians and refusing to allow them to flee the war zone, and that’s allegedly exactly what they are doing, some refugees have claimed.

Dozens of shocking video testimonials have emerged over the past few days alleging that Ukrainian soldiers, including the Nazi-aligned Azov Battalion, have been setting up offensive military positions within civilian areas, like neighborhoods and apartment buildings, to launch attacks on Russian troops – essentially using the citizens, including women and children, as “human shields” by guaranteeing return fire will hit populated areas.

This deplorable tactic is the same one that was used by Jihadists in Iraq and Afghanistan that results in unnecessary civilian casualties.

Hat tip to Twitter user John Sinmiedo, aka. @youblacksoul, who compiled a mega-thread of video interviews from recent days.

Take a look:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1505536032535633931

Mariupol residents: Ukrainian army threw us out of our homes to take firing positions, old people and kids. They locked families in the basements and abandoned them. The Russian troops rescued us, they are our brothers.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1505570728330117132

Another video from a Mariupol civilian. Azov Batallion used their yards to position heavy weapons. Azov Batallion used civilian areas to hide.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1505381245794066433

More witnesses from Mariupol. Azov Batallion positioned artillery on their back yards, hide the openings of green corridors from civilians, throw people out of their buildings to position troops. The authorities of the city where actively collaborating with Azov war crimes.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1505534893798866944

Ukrainian refugees also claimed that the reports of safe passage zones are all a lie. Apparently, Zelensky’s forces have stopped providing transportation out of the country.

Ironically, it’s actually the Russians who are providing more humanitarian assistance than the Ukrainian troops, according to some who finally made it out of the conflict zone.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1504596675746271233

More witnesses from Mariupol saying that Azov Batallion executed civilians trying to find a way out of the city.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1504600740500811782

There were also some refugees who claimed that Ukrainian troops were threatening to shoot anyone who attempted to flee the area, which, according to two separate witness accounts, has already begun happening. However, this is still unconfirmed.