Russian troops execute two Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk region

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General reported the information.

On October 18, 2024, at 14:38, Russian forces captured the two Ukrainian servicemen in the Pokrovsk district. The soldiers were unarmed and were laid face down on the ground in a forested area near Selydove. While holding them down, the invaders shot them with automatic weapons.

The prosecutor's office has opened a pre-trial investigation for violating the laws of war and premeditated murder under Ukrainian law. The prosecutor's office stated that killing prisoners of war is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.

• On September 3, Russian invaders shot three Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered in the Toretsk sector at close range.

• On October 1, it was reported that Russian troops had executed 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Pokrovsk sector near the villages of Mykolaivka and Sukhyi Yar. Ukraine has launched an investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder.