“This is reported by the Office of the General Prosecutor. According to operational data, on January 3, during the assault on the positions of Ukrainian troops near the village of Vremivka in the Volnova district, the occupiers…”, — write on: armyinform.com.ua
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An investigation has been launched into the fact of the shooting of two prisoners of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which the occupiers carried out on January 3 in the Volnova district. This is reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to operational data, on January 3, during an assault on the positions of Ukrainian troops near the village of Vremivka in the Volnova district, the occupiers captured two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
!The prisoners were taken out of the dugout under the sights of machine guns and shot at point blank range in the head. To be sure of their death, the enemy fired a few more shots,” the message reads.
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 people (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
It is noted that the execution of prisoners of war is a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a grave international crime.
“Currently, investigative actions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crime and the persons involved in its commission are being conducted. The investigation is being carried out by the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” law enforcement officers said.
As reported by ArmiyaInform, Dmytro Lubinets, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, reported on the shooting of three Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian military.
