Russian troops execute six Ukrainian prisoners of war

The Office of the Prosecutor General reports.

Thus, two cases of shooting Ukrainian soldiers in this area are known.

The investigation established that on October 23, 2024, during an offensive on the town of Selidove, Donetsk region, the Russian military captured three Ukrainian soldiers. After some time, Russian soldiers shot unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war.

On November 1, during an assault on the fortifications of Ukrainian positions in the same Pokrovsk sector, Russian army soldiers killed three more Ukrainian prisoners of war with automatic weapons.

Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office launches pre-trial investigations into war crimes that resulted in the deaths of prisoners of war.

Such actions by the Russian army are a violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualify as an international crime.

• On October 13, it was reported that the Russian military in the Kursk region executed 9 Ukrainian soldiers who were forced to surrender.
• The Russian forces executed at least 102 Ukrainian prisoners of war on the battlefield, and 80% of the execution case of Ukrainian prisoners of war were recorded this year.