Russia drawing up ‘kill list’ of gay & ethnic minority Ukrainians amid fears of a ‘human rights catastrophe’, US claims

RUSSIA is drawing up a kill list including gay and ethnic minority Ukrainians if it invades, the US has claimed. In a chilling warning, America’s ambassador to the UN has spoken of “human rights catastrophe” as 200,000 Russian troops and 500 warplanes are massed on the border. EPAVladimir Putin is poised to order an invasion of Ukraine[/caption] The troops reportedly have orders from Vladimir Putin to invade. In the latest build-up for firepower, video shows convoys of Russian military hardware, including missiles and tanks, being moved to to just two miles from the border. A train loaded with Terminator tanks, which are bristling with weapons and designed for fighting in cities, and are seen in a video for the first time heading towards the border. Bathsheba Nell Crocker Geneva said the US has “credible information that indicates Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation”. In a letter to the UN’s human rights chief she said “in the past Russian operations have included targeted killings, kidnappings/forced disappearances, unjust detentions, and the use of torture”. Should Russia invade she said Kremlin forces “would likely target those who oppose Russian actions”. Most read in News FRANKLY WILD Brits told ‘DON'T travel today’ as 400 homes evacuated in 87mph Storm Franklin GALE FORCE Terrifying moment 98ft crane crushes two workers to death as storms wreak havoc PAY UP Cheryl Tweedy faces tax demand after HMRC wins battle over alleged avoidance schemes WHAT THE TRUCK? Man's hilariously OTT reaction after 'faking' being hit by car READY TO FIGHT Putin orders troops to INVADE Ukraine as forces flood border, says US intel SICK & TWISTED Gang kept man captive as BLOOD SLAVE as they drained him for six months These would include “Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, journalists and anti-corruption activists, and vulnerable populations such as religious and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons”. The ambassador also there was also “credible information” the Russians “will likely use lethal measures to disperse peaceful protests or otherwise counter peaceful exercises of perceived resistance from civilian populations”. Read our Russia Ukraine live blog for the latest updates The purported Russian plans are a chilling echo of the kill list drawn up by the Taliban, which saw the fanatics go from door-to-door targeting opponents after they seized power. But Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson hit back at the claim, made to UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. “That is a lie. This is absolute fiction, there is no such list, it is fake,” Dmitry Peskov said.  He also hit out at Western governments predicting when an invasion would come.  “You see, the president himself doesn’t pay attention to this, but in general, such statements are clearly a certain element of provocative nature,” he said. “The point is that this directly leads to higher tension.  “So all this can have harmful effects, I mean this daily practice of announcing the date of Russian invasion of Ukraine.” It comes as American officials have reportedly obtained Russian planning say calls for an “overwhelming intensity of fire” that would result in mass carnage. “We were told to expect tens of thousands of casualties in the opening days,” one unnamed official said, the New York Times reports. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Moscow’s decision to keep the force “indefinitely” made him more worried than ever. He said: “Everything we are seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion. Early today Mr Macron’s office said Putin and US President Joe Biden had agreed in principle to a summit on the crisis, but it “can only be held if Russia does not invade Ukraine”. But the Kremlin blamed Kyiv for the escalating crisis, with a chilling statement on “provocations of the Ukrainian security forces” after fresh clashes in the disputed Donbas region. Nato fears Putin will use alleged attacks in Russian-speaking areas as an excuse for a “fully fledged” assault and occupation of the whole country. East2WestFootage shows Terminator tanks being moved towards the Ukrainian border[/caption] CNES 2020New satellite pictures are said to show several Russian troop camps on the Ukraine border[/caption] Russian trucks and tanks were seen marked with the Z symbol