Posted on 4/20/2022 12:11 PM Updated on 4/20/2022 12:11 PM
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According to several sources without evidence and some English media, the Russian army would use mobile crematoria to burn the bodies of soldiers and cover the tracks of possible war crimes. A video of a truck circulating on the Internet actually comes from an advertisement for a company that builds biowaste incinerators.
According to several Ukrainian officials, the Russian army would use mobile crematoria in Ukraine to burn the bodies of Russian soldiers who died in combat or evidence of possible war crimes. “Do you know that they brought crematoria with them?” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 3. Russian mobile crematoria have started operations in Mariupol. Top Russian leaders have ordered the destruction of evidence of crimes committed by their army, the Mariupol City Council wrote on Telegram on April 6. But is it true? Several UK media outlets share video showing a truck fitted with an incinerator. They claim Russian soldiers brought it to Ukraine. But this video is actually from a 2013 advertisement for the Russian company Turmalin, which builds incinerators for burning biological waste. These trucks exist, but this video does not prove their presence in Ukraine.
However, on social networks, some claim that the British authorities have confirmed this information. Information from English media that published articles entitled: “Russia uses mobile crematoria to follow its troops on the battlefield”. They refer to a press conference held by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on February 23, the day before the Russian invasion. We expect to see things they’ve done before. For example, they used mobile crematoria, he said. He therefore did not confirm that the Russians used mobile crematoria, but expected to see some. This isn’t the first time they’ve been mentioned by Ukraine. During the war in Donbass in 2015, the head of Ukrainian security Valentyn Nalyvaichenko already mentioned their presence, again without evidence or pictures.