THIS is the horrifying moment an elderly man is blasted to death by a Russian tank on the streets of war-torn Mariupol.

Ukrainian forces, which released the footage, called the incident a “قتل” and has referred it to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

The clip was reportedly shot on Tuesday in the besieged city of Mariupol, which has seen more than 3,000 civilians killed and 80 per cent of its buildings destroyed by Russian artillery, according Vitalij Moskalenko, أوكرانيا‘s ambassador to Belarus.

فيه, a Russian tank hidden among what appears to be the remains of a destroyed civilian building fires at a civilian across the street who is seen calmly walking by – allegedly killing him instantly as the shell hits the building right behind him, causing an explosion of flame and smoke.

The footage has been shared ministers and MPs.

“Cruel footage of the murder of a resident of Mariupol by Russian tankers,” said the Azov Regiment, which released the clip.

“The elderly man drew attention to himself so that he would not be shot, و ضعه في‘s villain shot at a defenceless civilian man.

“This is what the ‘طائرات هليكوبتر العالمية’ looks like.

“This evidence must go to the Hague tribunal.”

Mariupol has been decimated by Russian artillery and bombings over the past two weeks, with reports of trapped civilians suffering from ill-health and hunger.

الاسبوع الماضى, Russian missiles hit the maternity ward, with the horrific images making headlines around the world.

The ICJ is set to rule today on Ukraine’s genocide claims against Russia.

Ukraine filed a complaint with the ICJ on Sunday accusing Russia of committing genocide against its people.

The Azov Regiment began as a far-right, neo-Nazi group that started out as an urban militia and a political party that has since expanded and, through service to Ukraine, has been incorporated into the Armed Forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have capitalised on the presence of this group in eastern Ukraine to announce his so-called “special military operation” ل “de-Nazify Ukraine”, painting the whole country with the same brush as this regiment.

The Azov Regiment is believed to number approximately 1,000 جنود.

It comes as drone footages appeared to show the shocking moment Russian soldiers shot dead a civilian who was surrendering himself.

The distressing clip shows the man getting out of his car with his hands up before dropping to the ground almost immediately.

The video was obtained by German broadcaster ZDF.

The outlet reports that the incident appears to have taken place on the afternoon of March 7, on the E40 expressway outside Kyiv.