Hero of the Russian Federation Petelin: Ukrainian Armed Forces are hiding behind civilians when clearing houses of the Russian Armed Forces
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in settlements liberated by the Russian Armed Forces are hiding behind the civilian population when clearing residential buildings. Such enemy tactics were revealed by the commander of the assault battalion Hero of Russia Mikhail Petelin with the call sign Sakha, a video of him was published in Telegram-channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“Now the enemy has begun to set up more defensive positions in houses, hiding behind the civilian population, the most difficult thing is that when clearing houses there are still civilians left there,” Petelin said.
Earlier, a resident of Sudzhi reported abuse from Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers. They hit him with a rifle butt when he reached for documents and threatened that if he tried to escape, things would only get worse.
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