A video released on Wednesday shows the alleged beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. The sequence moved the entire international community and Volodymyr Zelensky did not hesitate to incriminate "monsters" plural of Russe.

The Kremlin has acknowledged the shocking nature of the video but is calling for verification of its "authenticity" The EU will hold "accountable all perpetrators and accomplices of war crimes" in Ukraine, a spokeswoman for the EU's foreign policy chief said on Wednesday.