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Tom Davidson

Russian solider arrested after vile video of baby being raped emerges online

A Russian soldier has been arrested after a vile video of a baby being raped emerged online.

Alexei Bychkov has been named in Russian media as the soldier arrested and it is thought the video originates from the Ukraine conflict.

If true it would be the latest Russian abomination to shock the world with Kremlin troops repeatedly accused of war crimes and genocide.

The video has been shared on Telegram and other social media sites although few details about it have been confirmed.

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Ukraine media reports the man sent vile images and videos to a fellow soldier and it disseminated from there.

On Saturday Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to the Ukraine capital Kyiv where he spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky and walked the city's streets.

Mr Johnson said that while Russian forces attacking Kyiv had suffered a defeat, their withdrawal was "tactical" as they prepared to refocus their military efforts on the east.

He strongly condemned the "war crimes" being uncovered in the wake of their departure, with scores bodies of civilians who have been shot and killed being reported by the Ukrainian authorities.

"I think what Putin has done in places like Bucha and Irpin, his war crimes have permanently polluted his reputation and the reputation of his government," he said.

Mr Zelensky welcomed the UK's "decisive and significant support" for his country as he urged other Western allies to intensify the pressure on Moscow.

Earlier this week at the UN Mr Zelensky showed a short video of burned, bloodied and mutilated bodies, including children, in Irpin, Dymerka, Mariupol and Bucha, where Ukraine accuses Russian troops of killing hundreds of civilians.

Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia then told the Security Council that Russian troops are not targeting civilians, dismissing accusations of abuse as lies.

He said that while Bucha was under Russian control "not a single civilian suffered from any kind of violence."

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