Russian soldiers on Pokrovsk front forced Ukrainian POWs to strip naked and executed them
Pravda Ukraine
Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into yet another war crime committed by Russian forces, who are reported to have executed Ukrainian prisoners of war on the Pokrovsk front in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office
Details: Operational data indicates that on 10 November, Russian troops mounted an assault on Ukrainian defence fortifications near the village of Novodmytrivka in the Pokrovsk district.
After capturing two Ukrainian soldiers, the Russians forced them to strip naked and marched them at gunpoint through a forested area before shooting them dead.
An investigation is also underway into reports that Russian soldiers killed three other wounded Ukrainian soldiers at the same position.
Quote: “Urgent investigative (search) actions are being taken to establish all the circumstances of the incident.
The killing of POWs is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.”
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