New video reportedly shows Russian soldiers executing three Ukrainian POWs
A video published on Telegram channels reportedly shows Russian soldiers executing three Ukrainian soldiers who were captured in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
The video was filmed from an aerial perspective. It shows three individuals kneeling on the ground, while people dressed in different uniforms shoot at them from a short distance.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office said it had opened an investigation into the incident under an article on violation of the laws and customs of war. According to the findings, Russian military personnel captured three Ukrainian soldiers in December 2023 (the exact date is unspecified) near the village of Robotyne in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region and executed them an hour later.
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