On Pokrovsky direction Russians shot Ukrainian prisoners of war, the Prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation.
About it reports the Office of the Prosecutor General.
- On October 23, the Russian military during the offensive on the town of Selidovo took three Ukrainian soldiers prisoner, who were subsequently shot, despite the fact that they were unarmed.
- On November 1, during an assault on fortifications in the Pokrovskoye direction, Russian occupiers again killed three Ukrainian POWs using automatic weapons.
“Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk regional Prosecutor’s office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched on the fact of war crimes resulting in the death of prisoners of war (part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)”, – reported in the Prosecutor’s office.