OSCE official accuses Russia of war crimes in Kherson; terms it 'laboratory of horrors'

US ambassor to Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter, during an dress to OSCE council in Vienna, termed atrocities of Russian forces in Kherson region as "Kremlin’s laboratory of horrors". Underscoring brutal war crimes in Ukraine, he said everyone in Council is aware of atrocities committed by members of Russia’s forces in Bucha, Borodyanka, Mariupol and Kherson. He said se regions will go down in history as sites of unspeakable war crimes. "Everyone in this Council understands that Russian delegation lies in such a brazen way that ir claims would be laughable if y were not so vile," Carpenter said on Thursday.

Furrmore, he slammed Russian ambassor and ded he must take council for a fool "if he expects anyone to buy his cheap propaganda that Ukrainians are somehow bombing ir own cities". He dismissed Russian ory that states Ukrainian forces have been destroying ir own schools and hospitals and raping ir own population. He alleged that Kherson remains under Russian President Vlimir Putin's control and ded his forces have been working to replace Kherson’s democratic government, free press, and civil society with a Kremlin-style police state.

Carpenter alleges Russia of cutting internet connectivity in Kherson

Carpenter alleged that Kremlin wants to place puppet regime in order to humiliate and brutalizes local population who are critical or vocal against Russian leership. Furrmore, US ambassor to OSCE claimed that Moscow is deliberately seeking to sabotage internet access in Russian-controlled territories to deny people ability to acquire reliable information, conduct financial transactions, communicate openly, and access Ukrainian government services. "Let re be no doubt: Kherson will eventually be liberated, and its people will rebuild ir vibrant democratic society," he expressed during council meeting.

Notably, Ukraine’s Armed Forces, on Friday, claimed that Russian forces fighting in Kharkiv region refused to battle against Zelenskyy's forces. It said that all members of Moscow's motorized infantry unit of First Army Corps refused to fight after suffering heavy losses in Kharkiv. Furr, it informed Russian aggressor to continue to fire in Donetsk Oblast. It also attacked civilian areas with missile and air strikes, resulting in massive destruction of residential buildings, ded UAF.

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