The occupiers received orders from commanders to shoot civilians, including men in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. This is evidenced by Russian prisoners.
This was stated by the spokesman of the "North" military group, Colonel Oleh Sushynskyi, in a telethon.
As the spokesperson noted, Russian prisoners talk about this.
"They testify that they received clear orders from commanders to shoot civilians, including men. Women and children are used as ’human shields’," Sushynskyi said.