Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun tweeted saying she was banned from Twitter after the video was posted on the social media platform. Once she regained access to her account, Ms Sovsun shared a screenshot of her original post with the video blurred. Sky News has decided not to show footage or images. She had written in her original tweet: “Russian soldier from the Chechen Ahmat battalion cut off the genitals of the Ukrainian POW (prisoner of war). “This is what the Nazis are doing to the Ukrainians. “Russia must pay for it! “Give Ukraine the weapons we need to stop this nightmare once and for all. The world can’t pretend this isn’t happening!” Ms Sovsun wrote in a follow-up tweet on Friday: “Twitter banned my profile today. Because I posted a video where a Russian soldier castrates a Ukrainian prisoner. “@Twitter decided it was too harsh. But it happens. And deleting the video won’t change that. “People need to know what #Russia is doing!” The video reportedly shows a group of men in Russian camouflage pinning a Ukrainian prisoner of war to the ground. They are then said to use a box cutter to remove his genitals before showing them on camera. It is unclear when and where the video was shot. Allegations of war crimes against Russia continue to mount Since launching its invasion of Ukraine in February, Russia has been accused of committing thousands of war crimes. The International Criminal Court has described Ukraine as a “crime scene”, sending its largest team to investigate. In April, Ukraine’s prosecutor charged 10 Russian soldiers with atrocities in the town of Bucha, where evidence of mass killings emerged. Meanwhile, Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admitted to shooting dead Oleksandr Shelipov, 62, unarmed in the early days of the war. Shishimarin asked Mr Shelipov’s widow to forgive him when he faced her in court in May.
