CNN: Russian Soldier Beheading Ukraine Soldier Is Reminiscent of Videos We Saw During the Rise of ISIS

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WEDEMAN: "Erica, these videos emerged on pro-Russian social media channels and they are truly disturbing. If anything, they are reminiscent of the kind of videos we saw during the rise of ISIS."

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WEDEMAN (voice-over): "In a war not short of images of brutality and horror, two videos purporting to show acts of unimaginable barbarism. Too gruesome to air in this series of still frames, a man wearing military fatigues is seen using a knife to cut off the head of another man in army uniform. The victim is seen wearing a yellow armband, typically worn by Ukrainian soldiers. From the voices on the recording, it seems the victim was still alive as the beheading began. The perpetrator's identity is also hidden, but he’s seen wearing a white tie on his leg, a means of identification often worn by Russian fighters.“