Russians execute five Ukrainian soldiers who were captured in Donetsk Oblast
Russian soldiers shot five Ukrainian prisoners who were surrounded in a house in the village of Petrivka, Pokrovsk district, Donetsk Oblast, reported the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Before the shooting, the Russians stormed the positions of the Ukrainian military near the village, as a result of which they retreated and hid in a house. However, then the Russian troops surrounded the house and took the Ukrainians prisoner.
They were forced to lie unarmed on the ground, and after that they were shot with automatic weapons. Investigators are investigating the circumstances of a war crime combined with intentional homicide (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and those involved in its commission.
Executions of captured Ukrainian soldiers
Videos of the murders of Ukrainian prisoners of war committed by the Russian military were repeatedly circulated online.
In particular, on November 11, a video appeared online showing the Russians shooting two unarmed Ukrainian prisoners in Kursk Oblast.
On November 10, near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the Russian military shot two captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, on November 22, it was reported that in early October near Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, the Russian forces shot five captured soldiers.
In addition, at least 177 Ukrainian soldiers died in Russian captivity.
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