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US intel shows Kremlin officials alarmed over Russian abuses against Mariupol defenders
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20 May 2022
WASHINGTON, 20 May 2022, (TON): A US official familiar with the findings said “the US has gathered intelligence that shows some Russian officials have become concerned that Russian forces in the ravaged port city of Mariupol are carrying out grievous abuses.”
The Russian officials are concerned that the abuses will backfire and further inspire Mariupol residents to resist the Russian occupation.
The US official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the Russians, who were not identified, also feared that the abuses will undercut Russia’s claim that they’ve liberated the Russian-speaking city.
According to the intelligence finding “the abuses include beating and electrocuting city officials and robbing homes.”
The new intelligence has been declassified and was shared by a US official as some of the last Ukrainian fighters in the devastated city emerged from the ruined Azovstal steelworks.
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