Russian troops reportedly captured Ukrainian soldiers and shot them dead in the Huliaipole sector of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Ukrainian law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation into a suspected war crime resulting in loss of life.
The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine reported the incident.
Under the supervision of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor’s Office, criminal proceedings have been opened under Part 2 of Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, concerning violations of the laws and customs of war resulting in deaths.
According to preliminary findings, Russian servicemen captured Ukrainian soldiers and subsequently shot them.
Investigators are working to establish all the circumstances of the crime, identify those who directly carried out the killings, and determine who may have ordered the execution of the prisoners of war.
Investigators are examining materials provided by Ukrainian military personnel, including intercepted communications involving members of the Russian armed forces.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has not yet specified the number of Ukrainian prisoners of war killed or the exact location of the alleged crime.
The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.
