Ukraine has launched an investigation into the “execution” of its unarmed soldiers by Russian forces despite the soldiers signaling their intention to surrender.
Kyiv accused Russia on Sunday of committing a “war crime” after a short video posted on Telegram on Saturday showed the two men coming out of a shelter, one with his hands above his head, before lying on the ground in front of another group of soldiers.
“The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime,” the public prosecutor’s office said of the video, the authenticity of which has been verified by the Agence France-Presse news agency.
The Ukrainian army’s strategic communications center said on Saturday it possessed “confirmed information” that the video showed the “execution” by Russian forces of “unarmed soldiers.”
There have been numerous accusations since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine of Russian forces committing war crimes.
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