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New York Times reveals details of Russian soldiers’ calls

Russia's offensive in Ukraine has flattened towns and cities, killed thousands of people, and forced millions to flee the country [File: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]

Thousands of intercepted calls made by Russian soldiers in Ukraine and obtained by the New York Times (NYT) newspaper appear to reveal new evidence of widespread atrocities committed by Moscow’s forces and anger within their ranks over President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade.

The calls, exposed in a new report published on Thursday, were made in March by dozens of troops stationed in and around the town of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv.

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