Russians shoot two captured Ukrainian defenders in Donetsk Oblast – prosecutor's office
Russian troops executed two Ukrainian soldiers who had been taken prisoner in Donetsk Oblast, according to the regional prosecutor's office.
Officials said that during an assault on positions in Shakhove village, Pokrovsk district, Russian troops captured two Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who were performing a combat mission at one of the positions.
Prosecutors said Russian troops, threatening with firearms, forced one of them to partially undress, then shot both disarmed defenders. Seeing that the prisoners of war were dead, they removed clothing from the second slain defender as well.
Law enforcement launched a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings for a war crime causing death (Part 2 of Article 438 of Ukraine's Criminal Code). Such actions are a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and a serious international crime.
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