Shocking video shows ‘pro-Russian separatist being dumped in shallow grave by Ukrainian soldiers’…or is it just a propaganda stunt?
Sceptical online audiences believe the horrific video to be a work of fiction orchestrated by the Russian government
THIS is the shocking moment that a Ukrainian man is believed to have been buried alive by a group of 'soldiers'.
The horrific video, which shows camouflaged heavies piling dirt on top of the terrified man, was broadcast on Russian TV.
But the clip, which TV Zvezda said was the murder of a pro-Russain separatist, has attracted online scepticism, with many claiming it is simply propaganda.
In the shocking video, a man is thrown into a shallow grave.
It is clear that he is still alive, which is confirmed by a man talking Ukrainian in the background.
Four men wearing balaclavas and camouflage start to dump wet soil on the man.
The 30-second clip shows the men completely fill the grave, sticking a makeshift marker into the soil once they are finished.
The footage of the Ukrainians supposedly burying the man was broadcast on Russian channel TV Zvezda.
According to the TV channel, the video shows Ukrainian soldiers murdering a pro-Russian separatist.
It is believed that the drug dealer was fighting against the Ukrainian government.
But online audiences have questioned the authenticity of the video.
Some have said that it is simply propaganda material, as the clip was broadcast on Russian media.
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This shocking video comes four months after it was widely reported that a drug dealer had been ‘disappeared’ by pro-Russian rebels.
Aleksey Frumkin, 42, was thought to be missing in February after a shocking video emerged of him being whipped with electric cables.
It is believed that the dealer supported the rebels against Ukraine’s government.
In a video that emerged in February, Frumkin is tied to a post with tape and whipped repeatedly with electric cables.
A whimpering Frumkin is videoed begging his attacker: “Stop please! I’ll say what you need. I will call another drug dealer and he will arrive with the drugs.”
“I swear I told everything. God I can't stand it anymore, I want to live. Please, please.”
His torturer replies: “Drug dealers and junkies please come here to us, we have a way to deal with people like you. Come to us and we will cure all of you.
“But this fellow will be slaughtered as a dog. He will live until he has stopped talking about his fellow drug dealers and has given us information, and then he will be dead.
“See how he has p***** and s*** himself. He thinks we will have some mercy on him, but we will kill him.
“Don't scream so much you will scare all the people around. I even broke my lash on your useless back.”
The man holding the camera adds: “The f****** film shooting has started. This is the punishment of a drug dealer.”
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have been high since the Eurasian superpower annexed Crimea in 2014.
The area was taken by Russia after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution caused great unrest in the country.
The annexation was condemned by many world leaders and the UN.
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