Russians killed a civilian near Selydove: prosecutor's office launches investigation

Russians killed a civilian near Selydove: prosecutor's office launches investigation

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The body of a murdered civilian man was found in the village of Novooleksiyivka, Pokrovsk district, after the settlement was seized by Russian troops. The prosecutor's office has launched a war crime investigation.

In the Donetsk region, the occupiers killed a civilian man in the village of Novooleksiyivka, which was captured by Russian troops. This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General, UNN reports.

On November 11, 2024, one of the Telegram channels published information about the alleged murder of a civilian committed by representatives of the Russian Federation armed forces in the Pokrovsk district. According to media reports, this crime occurred after the capture of the village of Novooleksiivka, which is located near the town of Selydove. The published photos show the body of a man lying on the road next to the destroyed private houses that suffered from the fighting 

- the prosecutor's office said.

Under the procedural supervision of the Pokrovsky District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation into a war crime that led to the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) was initiated. Currently, urgent investigative actions and search operations are underway to verify the information, establish all the circumstances of the incident and identify the victim of the occupiers.

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