Russian troops execute four Ukrainian POWs. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry says Russian army are "degenerates"

The Associated Press published the corresponding video.  

"Out of all the executions that we’ve seen since late 2023, it’s one of the clearest cases," said Rollo Collins from the Center for Information Resilience, a London-based group specializing in visual investigations, which reviewed the video at the request of AP.  

"This is not a typical combat killing. This is an illegal action," he added.  

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Heorhii Tykhyi, commenting on the news, called the Russian army "a gathering of degenerates."  

"Russian invaders execute four Ukrainian prisoners of war after they surrender. Such executions have become systemic, but each one is shocking in its brutality.

These executions not only show that we are dealing with beasts. They also demonstrate that the Russian army is a gathering of degenerates. They lack basic discipline, as disciplined armies do not execute prisoners of war—it goes against military logic," the diplomat wrote on social media X.  

He noted that this is a war crime that must be investigated by the International Criminal Court, and the perpetrators must be held accountable.

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