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Ukraine authorities in the eastern Donetsk region of the country launched a war crimes-murder investigation after six seriously wounded Ukrainian troops allegedly were executed by Russian forces as they were waiting to be medevacked from Avdiivka. The alleged murders by a Russian soldier of two Ukrainian POWs in the nearby village of Vesele, 12 miles northeast of the frontline city of Bakhmut, is the subject of a second separate investigation, the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office said Sunday in a social media post. Advertisement The probe of the executions of prisoners in Avdiivka, which fell to Russian forces at the weekend,...

Ukrainian police posted on Facebook that they had conducted a “clearing op” in Bucha the day before videos emerged showing dead bodies scattered around the settlement, as the war of words over the alleged “war crime” continues. NATO powers and pro-Ukraine commentators have seized upon the alleged atrocity in a bid to escalate the war, with MSNBC hosts and guests even asserting that it justifies directly attacking Russia and putting American boots on the ground in Ukraine. MSNBC host Ali Velshi demanded “direct military involvement,” something that would almost inevitably kick off World War III, in response to the alleged...

Admiral Roy Hoffman, former commander of all Swift Boat operations in Vietnam, will appear on Hannity & Colmes tonight. He will discuss a film clip Fox News has found of John Kerry in Washington in 1971, presumably during the Dewey Canyon III protest, claiming that he had just spoken to a fellow vet who had a "pocket full of ears." As usual, Kerry provided no evidence to support this claim... John O'Neill, also of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, appeared on Major Garrett's show around 5pm Eastern to counter Kerry's slanderous remarks about his fellow Vietnam veterans.