Prosecutor general investigating drone footage apparently showing summary executions of surrendering soldiersAuthorities in Ukraine 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.” Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/01/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-executing-16-pows-on-eastern-front
Author : Reuters
Publish date : 2024-10-01 21:54:50
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