Sir,– Naomi O’Leary’s report immediately on the killing by Russian troops of civilians discovered to have Ukraine tattoos or earlier army service is actually horrifying (“How pro-Russian media corroborates key particulars of atrocities in Ukraine”, News, April sixth).
The truth that this follow of systematically looking for out such individuals for abstract execution (aka homicide) has been reported from a number of fight areas recommend that this can be a systemic coverage, somewhat than only a random method by particular person army items. Such a coverage would certainly represent a warfare crime.
There have to be a documented order from Russian excessive command to the military to undertake this method. If such an order might be unearthed by Bellingcat, or the intelligence service of a Western nation, this might be invaluable proof for some future worldwide warfare crimes tribunal.
It, presumably, would additionally include the names of senior officers who might be indicted. – Yours, and many others,
PETER MOLLOY,
Glenageary,
Co Dublin.
