Another shooting of captured Ukrainian soldiers by the Russian army: investigation launched
Kyiv • UNN
In the Vremivsk sector, Russian troops shot dead four captured Ukrainian defenders. The prosecutor's office opened a war crime investigation.
The Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the shooting of four Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war in Donetsk region. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, according to UNN.
According to preliminary data, on December 22, 2024, the Telegram channel published information about an incident in the Vremivsk direction in the Volnovakha district. During the artillery shelling, four Ukrainian defenders were forced to take cover in a private house. After being surrounded by the Russian military, they left the building and were taken prisoner,
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It is noted that two prisoners of war were left lying on the ground, and the other two were taken to the road. Subsequently, all four Ukrainian servicemen were cynically shot by the occupiers in flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Investigative actions are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the crime.
Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was initiated into the commission of a war crime that resulted in the death of people (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Recall
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported to the UN and ICRC about a new case of shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war. 110 The JMO publishes a video of a crime by the Russian military.