“On November 19, in the Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region, the Russian occupiers shot five unarmed Ukrainian military prisoners.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
execution of captured Ukrainians, screenshot from social networks of the prosecutor’s office Source: Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office
Literally: “On November 19, 2025, during the storming of our positions near the village of Kotlyne, Pokrovsky District, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation captured 5 servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Advertising:
When the disarmed Ukrainian defenders were lying face down on the ground, one of the occupiers opened fire on them with a machine gun, killing them.”
Details: Under the procedural leadership of the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office, a pre-trial investigation was started in criminal proceedings for the commission of a war crime that caused the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the State Security Service of Ukraine in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The prosecutor’s office recalled that the killing of prisoners is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a grave international crime.