Russian troops shot dead five captured Ukrainian soldiers near Vuhledar, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office reports.
“On October 2, 2024, the Russian Armed Forces stormed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the city of Vuhledar. During the offensive, the occupiers captured 5 unarmed Ukrainian defenders. They killed one of them in a forest belt, and four of them were taken to the road under the sights of automatic weapons, where they were also shot,” the statement said.
Investigative actions are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of this crime.
The number of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war is increasing every month. In October-November, the prosecutor’s office opened 13 cases of executions of 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war, which is a third of all such proceedings in 2024.