The White of Surrender, and The Black of Infamy
By: Giorgio Provinciali
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Kamianske — To tighten their grip on Kupiansk by cutting off its supplies along the main road that runs along and then crosses the Oskil River, Russian forces destroyed and then invaded the peaceful Ukrainian village of Kruhliakivka. Fearing they would be trapped in the pocket that the Russians are attempting to close to the north by pushing toward that canal, seeing the bridge that linked them to the west with Senkove (and the rest of the Ukrainian territories already liberated by the ZSU) demolished, and with nothing to the east but the areas of Luhansk already occupied by the Russian army, two unarmed civilians desperately set off south on Sunday.
They carried in a white bag and a backpack the few belongings they had managed to scavenge from their looted homes. The younger of the two advanced slowly in jeans, clutching a pole on which a white flag fluttered. With his other hand, he held the leash of his dog. Also in civilian clothes, an elderly man followed him, steadying his pace with his cane. Seeing a quadcopter drone approaching a couple of meters above the ground, the first of the two men let the pole slide so that the white flag enveloped him, clearly signaling his non-combatant status. The drone operator slowed it down enough to hover briefly above his prey, then accelerated it, causing it to explode on top of him. Seeing the young man torn to pieces and his dog dying, the old man dropped his cane and bag to the ground, stopped his weary pace, and, staring at a second drone approaching and circling in front of him in the same manner, made the sign of the cross. Whoever was remotely piloting the aircraft didn’t even give him time to finish that gesture and blew it up. A third drone recorded the entire scene, focusing its digital eye on the remains of the two men and the dog, even after other looters had stolen their remains, rummaged through their backpacks and clothes, and taken off their shoes. There were no military structures or positions nearby. The perpetrators of that outrage later posted it on Russian social media channels, peppering it with rashist propaganda aimed at discrediting Ukraine and its Armed Forces.
Two weeks earlier, the Ukrainian Defense Forces released intercepted radio communications between Russian soldiers in the Kupiansk area, where an order was given to shoot an unarmed civilian. The next day, a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (DRG) entered the center of Pokrovsk, killing several Ukrainian civilians near the train station. This was reported by the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces, which in recent hours released a video of the massacre of Kruhliakivka fugitives. Another intercepted conversation between Russian soldiers, obtained by Ukrainian Ministry of Defense intelligence, reveals the brutality with which they routinely suppress their own comrades trying to escape the battlefield—mutilating or breaking their limbs.
On August 25, the Russian Federation began the process of withdrawingfrom the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. As the OSCE noted, about 90% of Ukrainian prisoners of war were tortured by the Russians. I personally observed this constant during the many testimonies we recorded with veterans reduced to debilitated states, along with Alla Perdei. Just a few hours ago, in Nikopol’, a Russian drone struck an ambulance carrying a patient to the hospital with sirens blaring, along with medical personnel. In those same locations, while we were filming a clip for the Italian newspaper “La Ragione” a few months ago, Alla and I were targeted by a Russian FPV drone. After circling above us, it exploded just meters from our press car.
The vehicle was clearly marked from all sides, just as we were, with the word “PRESS” large on our black bulletproof vests. It was a harrowing experience similar to the one we had when we narrowly escaped an attack by Russian DRG forces in the Sumy region. We were escorted by the highest local civil authority and were protected in accordance with international conventions. However, that insignia, like a red cross on a white background, a white flag, a gesture of surrender or faith such as making the sign of the cross, or the clasped hands of kneeling children—whom the Russians opened fire on less than a month ago—are meaningless to those who not only ignore those rules but disown them.
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投降的白与羞耻的黑
作者：Giorgio Provinciali
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卡米安斯克（Kamianske）——为了加强对库皮扬斯克（Kupiansk）的控制，切断沿着主干道及经由奥斯基尔河（Oskil River）穿越的补给线，俄军摧毁并入侵了平静的乌克兰村庄克鲁格利亚基夫卡（Kruhliakivka）。因为担心自己会被困在俄军正试图通过向北推进而形成的“包围袋”内，尤其当看到连接他们与西部的塞恩科夫（Senkove），以及已被乌克兰军解放的其他领土的桥梁被拆除，并且东侧只剩下俄军已占领的卢甘斯克（Luhansk）地区后，两名手无寸铁的平民星期天绝望地向南出发。
（图：这是由乌克兰空降突击部队第7快速反应营发布的视频截图）
他们用一个白色袋子和背包携带着设法从被掠夺的家中捡到的仅存的少量行李。两人中较年轻的男子慢慢向前走，穿着牛仔裤，手中握着一根挥舞着白旗的长杆。另一只手牵着狗的皮带。身穿平民服装的老人跟随着他，用拐杖稳住步伐。当一架四轴无人机逼近几米低空时，第一名男子让长杆滑动、白旗笼罩着他，清楚地表明自己不是战斗人员。无人机操控员将其速度放慢到足以短暂地盘旋在猎物上方，然后突然加速，使其在他上方爆炸。看着年轻人被撕成碎片、他的狗也快死了，老人扔下拐杖和背包，停下疲惫的步伐，盯着一架第二架无人机朝他飞来，并以相同方式盘旋，他做出十字的祈祷动作。远端操控无人机的驾驶员甚至没给他时间完成这个动作便将其炸死。第三架无人机将整个场景都拍了下来，并用数码镜头一直聚焦在两名男子和狗的残骸上，甚至录下了其他掠夺者偷走他们的遗物、翻查他们的背包和衣服、脱走了他们的鞋子。现场附近没有任何军事设施或阵地。这场暴行的凶手之后将影片上传到俄罗斯社交媒体，并配以强烈的俄罗丝民族主义宣传，企图抹黑乌克兰及其武装力量。
（图：这是由乌克兰空降突击部队第7快速反应营发布的视频截图）
两周前，乌军公布了截获的在库皮扬斯克地区俄军之间的无线电通信内容，其中有一则下达的射杀一名手无寸铁平民的命令。次日，一支俄罗斯破坏与侦察队（DRG）闯入波克罗夫斯克市中心，并在火车站附近杀害了数名乌克兰平民。乌克兰空降突击部队第7快速反应营报道了此事，近期还发布了一段克鲁利亚基夫卡俄军屠杀逃犯的影片。另一段由乌克兰国防部情报部门截获的俄军对话揭示了俄军常态性压制试图逃离战场的自己同志的残暴行径——他们会肢解或折断他们的四肢。
（图：一段影片截图显示一架俄罗丝无人机如何击中投降的乌克兰士兵的画面）
2025年8月25日，俄罗斯开始启动退出《欧洲防止酷刑及不人道或有辱人格待遇或处遇公约》的程序。正如欧洲安全与合作组织（OSCE）所指出，大约90%的乌克兰战俘被俄军施以酷刑。
我与Alla记录的许多退役士兵的证词中，我亲自读到了许多这样的证词，这些士兵被折磨至极度衰弱。就在几个小时前，在尼科波尔，一架俄羅斯的无人机攻击了一辆载有病人正疾驰去医院的救护车，车上警笛作响并有随车医护人员。同一地点，几个月前，当我们为意大利报纸《La Ragione》拍摄一段影片时，我与Alla就曾遭到一架俄羅斯FPV无人机的袭击。它盘旋在我们头顶上空，最终在距离我们的新闻车几米远的地方投掷了炸弹。
（图：我手中拿着俄羅斯用来攻击平民的弹壳——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
那辆车在各个方向都清楚标示了“PRESS”字样，就像我们一样，黑色防弹背心上印着大大的“PRESS”。这段痛心的经历让我们想起我们在苏梅地区惊险逃脱俄军DRG部队袭击的经历。我们由当地最高民事当局护送，并依照国际公约受到保护。然而，这些象征物，比如白底红十字、白旗、投降或祈祷时的十字姿势，甚至是跪地孩子们紧握的双手，對那些不仅忽视这些规则，甚至公开否认它们的俄军来说，毫无意义——俄军在不到一个月前才向这样的儿童开火。
（图：我在乌克兰第涅伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州，为本文做报道——版权所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
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