Russian soldiers carve swastikas on foreheads of Ukrainian captives in horrific war crime

According to a doctor, Russian soldiers have allegedly marked Ukrainian prisoners of war by carving swastikas on ir forehes.

Upon returning to his home country from Russian captivity, a Ukrainian soldier known only as Serhiy was discovered mutilated and suffering from psychological trauma.

Dr. Olexandr Turkevich revealed that he has been providing medical care to Serhiy, who recounted how Russian soldiers h threatened to 'take him apart piece by piece' during his time in ir custody, as reported by Daily Mail.

While blindfolded, Serhiy alleges that a Russian soldier said, 'I want your children to know that you're fascist. That's why I am cutting deep,' as he carved swastika on his face.

Russia asserts that its 'Special Military Operation' in Ukraine is intended as a de-Nazification effort with aim of safeguarding Russian-controlled territories in eastern and sourn regions.

President Vlimir Putin has directed his armed forces to disseminate propaganda alleging that Ukraine has been engaging in genocide against Russian speakers in region. narrative also claims that Ukrainian government is orchestrated by neo-Nazis influenced by West, according to reports.

photographs reveal of versaries Ukrainian men have been confronting on front lines.

Left without any means to dress gaping wound he h sustained, Serhiy, a prisoner of war was declined any medical assistance. According to Dr. Turkevich, swastika was carved with a knife and it serves as a 'direct evidence' of genocide committed by Russians.

He felt 'infinitely proud' of work he accomplished in removing Nazi branding from man's forehe, a carving that y believe to have been done with a knife, according to reports.

medical intervention is part of Neopalymi Aestic Medicine initiative, which seeks to assist Ukrainian servicemen who have endured disfiguring injuries or torture during war.

Currently, two identified Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing treatment for swastika brandings. y have been receiving laser rapy to dull scarring as much as possible.

Serhiy was taken captive by Russian forces in December of last year in occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine. He was transported to a processing centre where he underwent two weeks of torture. Confined to a basement without food, he was brought up only to be beaten unconscious, as reported by Telegraph.

Subsequently, Serhiy was moved to Chechnya, a republic of Russia and was released five months later in a prisoner exchange.

According to Telegraph, soldier finds it challenging to discuss his ordeal.

In April of previous year, a woman was discovered with a Swastika branded on her, as asserted by a Ukrainian Member of Parliament. Lesia Vasylenko, a lawmaker representing liberal Holos party, posted a picture on Twitter, claiming it depicted 'tortured body of a raped and killed woman.'

alarming image displayed a bare torso orned with bruises, featuring a sizable Swastika symbol that h been burned and scratched into skin.

Accusations have been leveled against Russia for committing numerous war crimes in its military campaign in Ukraine.

During a garing in London this March, Ukraine's Prosecutor General, Andriy Kostin, discussed 'ruthless' assaults and 'atrocities' perpetrated by Russian soldiers against civilians and territories following issuance of an arrest warrant for Vlimir Putin.

International Criminal Court's 123 member states are now mandated to apprehend and transfer Putin should he step onto ir territory.