A prominent historian has linked Vladimir Putin’s alleged Russian war crimes to Joseph Stalin’s tragic Katyn forest massacre in 1940, which resulted in the deaths of 22,000 Polish officers in 28 days.
Reports of Russian crimes in war-torn Ukraine have risen in recent days, with troops being compared to ISIS in their savagery.

A mass grave containing the dead of 57 people was discovered yesterday (April 3) in the town of Bucha, near Kyiv, where Russian soldiers had been pushed out.

The most recent burial was discovered with some corpses just half buried or not buried at all, as well as bodies of men, women, and children strewn over highways.

There have also been stories of unarmed Ukrainians, including children, being executed by Russians.

On Twitter, Stalin historian Simon Montefiore said the barbarism was reminiscent of what the former Soviet leader was known for.

He stated: “Stalin and Beria began the massacre of 22000 Poles in Katyn Forest today, in 1940.

“The main executioner wore a butcher’s apron over his NKVD outfit and it took 28 nights.

For good cause, the Katyn Forest massacre is recognised as one of World War II’s most heinous atrocities.

After Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin divided Poland, the Russian tyrant ordered the mass death of every captured Polish officer as well as the country’s intellectuals.

The executions would begin in the evening and go all night until daylight.

Each execution was carried out with German weapons, despite the fact that the executioners protested that the recoil on their Russian rifles made the process difficult.

To this day, Poland still considers the massacre an act of genocide against their people.

For good cause, the Katyn Forest massacre is regarded as one of the most heinous atrocities of World War II.

Shortly after Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin divided Poland, the Russian tyrant ordered the mass murder of all captured Polish officers as well as the country’s intellectuals.

Executions would begin in the evening and go until daylight.

Each execution was carried out with German weapons, despite the fact that the executioners protested that the recoil on their Russian rifles made the job uncomfortable.