'KILL THEM ALL': Radio orders for Russian soldiers intercepted
A radio interaction between Russian forces has been intercepted, with the message purporting to reveal disturbing orders the soldiers received.
The message was intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the haunting audio was shared to social media.
In the audio, Russian commanders are allegedly demanding troops kill civilians in Ukraine.
Someone is heard saying in the audio that two people came out of a forest, specifying they were civilians.
"Kill them all!" someone is heard saying in the intercepted message.
"Understood," another person responds in Russian.
"What are you waiting for, you a** f**kers," someone yells, while someone else tries to explain there is a village of civilians.
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The soldiers are then ordered to "shoot the civilian cars".
The Russians can then be heard talking about the size of the Ukrainian forces, one soldier says they are "embarrassed" by the small size of the Russian forces compared to Ukraine's.
"Glory to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which heroically defend us from the horde! True, there are a lot of us – entire Ukraine is rising against the invaders!" SBU said in a press release about the audio.
It is not clear when the recording was from, or where the Russian soldiers were based at the time.
SBU frequently shares intercepted messages from Russian invaders, one recently suggested one soldier was desperate to get out of a "second tour" after fighting for over a month in Ukraine.
"I think that if they send me for the second tour, I shoot myself in the leg… so that it swells up and I can’t walk," the soldier told his mother according to the SBU.
"That’s it, to hell with it."
The son also called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "d**khead" while on the phone to his mother and said he also hated the Minister of Defence, Sergei Shoigu.
Interceptions point to Russia's involvement in massacre
German media has reported that Germany’s foreign intelligence intercepted some "incriminating" radio traffic from the Russian military.
Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany's Federal Intelligence Service briefed parliamentarians on Wednesday about the new findings, Der Spiegel reported.
The interceptions are reportedly linked to the massacre in Bucha, a village near Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
In Bucha, civilians were found murdered, some lying on the street, others in mass graves — images from the area after Russian forces retreated resulted in international outrage.
Moscow has denied involvement in the potential war crimes committed in Bucha.
Der Spiegel reported the findings from Germany seemingly contradict the narrative Russia is trying to spin.
The intercepted messages reportedly match locations of where bodies of civilians were found on the main road in Bucha.
In one message, a Russian soldier reportedly said they had just shot a civilian who was riding their bike.
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