"Killed everyone over the age of 15": occupier confesses to crimes in Ukraine

This was revealed by two ex-commandants of PIK Wagner to the human rights organisation Gulagu.net (a Russian human rights organisation and anti-torture website).

It is noted that ex-convicts Azamat Uldarov from the Saratov region (pardoned by Presidential Decree of 23.08.22) and Alexey Savichev from the Voronezh region (pardoned by Presidential Decree of 02.09.2022) have been testifying for a week.

Both occupiers assert that the crimes were committed on the orders and approval of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

One of the war criminals confessed that he "shot a 5-year-old girl in the head" when they entered Soledar and Bakhmut. He also "mopped up" a basement with 300-400 civilians, including 40 of them children.

I carried out the order with this hand and killed the children. You see, on orders. What we... We were given a command to mop up and destroy everyone... We went and killed everyone - women, men, pensioners and children, including little ones - five-year-olds," the occupant said.

According to the Russian invader, he had orders and "had no choice."

In addition, the Wagnerians tortured their fighters.

According to Savichev, the mercenaries who refused to carry out the order were bound in half and handed over to the FSB and no one saw them after that. Some Russian mercenaries were simply shot. According to the occupant, at least 70 people were shot.

In addition, the occupants said that the Wagner fighters were threatened with death if they talked to journalists.