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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Sadhna Yadav

Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Using Prisoners Of War As Human Shields

Since late December, there has been an increase in the number of strikes in both Ukraine and Russia. Image/AFP (Credit: AFP News)

Ukraine has accused Russia of using prisoners of war as "human shields" in connection with a Russian military transport plane that crashed last week.

The claims were made during a meeting with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Khrystyna Hayovyshyn, Ukraine's deputy ambassador to the UN, said that this was the first case of "Russia using a human shield in the air to cover the transportation of missiles".

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