Prosecutor general investigating drone footage apparently showing summary executions of surrendering soldiers
have launched an investigation into what they said was the apparent summary execution by Russian troops of 16 Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered on the eastern frontline.
“This is the largest reported case of the execution of Ukrainian PoWs on the frontline and yet another indication that the killing and torture of prisoners of war are not isolated incidents,” Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Andriy Kostin, said on X. “This is a deliberate policy of the Russian military and political leadership.”
Moscow did not immediately comment on the accusations. The Kremlin denies that Russia commits war crimes in Ukraine. The Ukraine prosecutor general’s office said on the Telegram messaging app that it was looking into a video shared on social media showing the alleged killing. In the video, grainy drone footage shows a group of more than 10 people leaving a trench. They are lined up and then fall down after being fired upon by other, indistinct figures.Ukrainian prosecutors have previously accused Russia of killing prisoners of war. They said in September they were investigating the deaths of at least 73 Ukrainian prisoners. Kyiv says it has documented more than 130,000 war crimes committed by Moscow since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
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