Polish mercenaries executed Russian civilians – eyewitnesses

Foreign troops killed the old and young alike in Sudzha, local residents have claimed

Two local residents, who saw firsthand the actions of Ukrainian forces that invaded Russia in early August, painted a grim picture of the realities of the occupation, which included alleged war crimes and the persecution of civilians.

In a clip released on Sunday, a refugee named Dmitry, who apparently managed to make his way to Russian-controlled territory, recalled that the soldiers had “rounded up all the old people, the young, and shot them in front of everyone. They were Poles.” He added that two civilians had managed to flee into a nearby forest during the commotion.

Another refugee, Sergey, said his house had been raided and looted by Ukrainian soldiers, who demanded to see his identity papers. He said both spoke with Baltic accents and were carrying US-made weapons. “When I reached for the drawer, one of the soldiers hit me on the head with a rifle butt… and ordered me to sit down. They tore the drawer open and tossed the contents across the room,” he said.

Sergey added that the soldiers were then called on the radio and ordered to go elsewhere. Although told to sit tight, Sergey said he tried to flee, but changed his mind after hearing gunshots and the screams of women and children. “A gun burst – and then silence. Where would you go to? They are shooting,” he said.

Instead, Sergey said he decided to hide in a basement, recalling that he could hear the Ukrainians walking around upstairs for hours. After waiting until nightfall, when the soldiers had seemingly left, the refugee said he was able to escape.

Russian officials have on numerous occasions accused the Ukrainian military of indiscriminate strikes on civilians and other atrocities, including rape, abductions and holding civilians in Nazi-style concentration camps. In addition, several videos have emerged on social media showing Ukrainian soldiers taunting local residents while wearing helmets with insignia similar to that of the Nazi Waffen SS, while other clips show Kiev’s soldiers forcing local residents into trucks and driving them away.

https://www.rt.com/russia/605374-polish-mercenaries-kill-russian-civilians/

Russian media giant hit by ‘unprecedented’ hack

Some online services of state broadcaster VGTRK were taken offline

VGTRK has been targeted by “malicious interference” intended to disrupt its radio and TV programming, the Russian state broadcaster has said.

TV channels Rossiya-1, Rossiya-24 and online portals Vesti.ru and Smotrim.ru are among the many outlets under the VGTRK media holding umbrella.

VGTRK online services were subjected to an “unprecedented hacker attack” on the evening of October 7, but no “significant damage” was done to operations, the company said on Telegram.

“Despite attempts to interrupt the broadcasting of federal TV channels and radio stations, everything is working in normal mode,” VGTRK said, adding that its specialists were working to “eliminate the consequences of this malicious interference.”

While broadcasts were not disrupted, some of the conglomerate’s online services, including the live stream on the main website, appear not to have been restored yet.

According to Gazeta.ru, the company’s phones, internet and online broadcasting were affected by the cyber attack. While Smotrim.ru live streams worked normally, attempting to access Rossiya-1 livestream returned a ‘503 Service Unavailable’ error. Some of the pages on VGTRK portals could not load images, either.

VGTRK faced a major cyber attack in June 2022, when hackers presumed to be Ukrainian disrupted content servers for almost an hour and likewise interfered with live streams, while uploading what the company described as “unauthorized extremist content.”

Other Russian media outlets and government websites were also hit by cyber attacks earlier that year, following the outbreak of hostilities with Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/russia/605385-big-media-hack/

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