Investigation launched into another war crime of the Russian army in Pokrovsk district.
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
On October 1, 2024, Telegram channels reported the alleged shooting of 16 Ukrainian servicemen by the Russian Armed Forces. According to media reports, the Russian invaders army committed another war crime near the villages of Mykolayivka and Sukhyi Yar in the Pokrovsk district.
The video shows how the captured Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen came out of a forest plantation under enemy control. After they lined up in a line, the occupiers deliberately opened fire on them. The wounded, who were showing signs of life, were killed at close range by an automatic rifle burst.
Such actions constitute a cynical and gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualify as a serious international crime.
“This is the largest known case of execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war on the front line. And this is yet another evidence that the killing and torture of prisoners is not an accident, but a deliberate policy of the Russian military and political leadership,” claimed Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.
After watching the video, it becomes clear that it was not an accident, but a deliberate shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war, because the Russians specifically approached each body and finished off the wounded.
Russia has once again proved its status as a terrorist state, and it must be stopped by the efforts of the whole free world.
