In May, Russians shot four more Ukrainian soldiers near Robotyne. Intelligence already knows their names
Employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine identified the Russians who were involved in another shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war in May near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, reported Ukraine’s military intelligence.
The video released by the intelligence service shows four Ukrainian soldiers surrendering with their hands up without weapons. the Russians force them to lie down face down, and then shoot them at point-blank range.
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In particular, intelligence officers mention the names of four Russian soldiers: Dmitry Nagorny, Temirlan Abutalimov, Zaur Bekov and Yusup Imagazaliyev, who commanded the assault battalion and companies.
The name of the commander of the 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment at the time of the execution of the Ukrainian military was also revealed: lieutenant colonel Yuriy Abayev with the call sign "Buyvol".
According to intelligence, the specified Russian military may be involved in the murder of several more Ukrainian prisoners of war later in May 2024. This is evidenced by radio intercepts of a conversation between Russians from the 70th Regiment, during which one of the Russian assault company commanders ordered his subordinates to shoot Ukrainian soldiers.
Executions of Ukrainian soldiers
For several months, videos of several cases of executions of Ukrainian military personnel by the Russians have been circulating online. The Prosecutor General's Office said that since March 2022, they have become aware of 54 cases of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian troops.
In particular, recently, the brutal murder of a Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast was reported. During aerial reconnaissance, the Ukrainian Defense Forces discovered a damaged armored vehicle of the Ukrainian military. On its hood lay the severed head of a Ukrainian soldier.
Ukrainian law enforcement officers have already learned the name of the Ukrainian defender, but they cannot disclose it while the final confirmation is in progress.