"Shot from machine gun point-blank": Security Service of Ukraine and prosecutors investigate most recent execution of Ukrainian soldier by Russians
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Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:15:54 +0200
Law enforcement officers have launched a pretrial investigation into another war crime committed by the Russians.
Source Office of the Prosecutor General Details Ukraines Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that on 9 November 2024, a video appeared on a Telegram channel showing representatives of the Russian Armed Forces capturing a wounded Ukrainian serviceman.
The Russian shot the unarmed defender of Ukraine, who was lying on the ground, with automatic weapons pointblank.
Quote Investigative actions are underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident, as well as the time and place of the crime.
The execution of a prisoner of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is defined as a serious international crime.
The investigation is being conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
Background Ukraines Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets has reported that Russian troops have shot a Ukrainian soldier who was unarmed and likely wounded.
The ombudsman sent a letter to the ICRC and the UN.
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