Video claims show mass execution of Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces
On one of the Telegram channels, a shocking video appeared showing the execution of 16 Ukrainian soldiers by the Russian army. The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has launched an investigation. If the information is confirmed, it will be "the most massive known case of the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war."
2:07 PM EDT, October 2, 2024
As reported by censor.net, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office has initiated a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war, as well as premeditated murder. Information about the alleged Russian war crime spread in the media on October 1, 2024.
Media reports indicate that another potential war crime committed by the Russians occurred near the villages of Mykolaivka and Suchy Jar. The published video shows captured soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine leaving a plantation. When they lined up, the Russians deliberately opened fire on them.
Wounded individuals who showed signs of life were killed at close range with a burst from an automatic weapon — indicates the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine, as quoted by censor.net
"This is a deliberate policy of the Russians"
The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine emphasizes that the actions visible in the recording are "cynical and blatant violations of the Geneva Conventions", which allows them to be classified as serious international crimes.
This is the most massive known case of the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war on the front line. And it is further evidence that killing and torturing prisoners is not an accident, but a deliberate policy of the Russian military and political leadership — emphasized Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.
The Ukrainian prosecutor's office is verifying whether the recording posted on one of the Telegram channels is authentic. Investigative and search activities have also been undertaken to determine the crime's circumstances.
