Ukraine investigates alleged execution of surrendering troops
The Ukrainian prosecutor's office has launched another investigation into the execution of five Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered to the Russian military on the front near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.
The tragic incident occurred in November during a Russian attack on Ukrainian positions in the village of Petriivka in eastern Ukraine. Five Ukrainian soldiers were hiding in a private house.
After Russian soldiers surrounded the building, the Ukrainian defenders were forced to come out unarmed and lie on the ground.
"Violating international humanitarian law, the occupiers shot Ukrainian prisoners with automatic weapons," stated the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine.
The prosecutor's office emphasized that such actions violate the Geneva Conventions and qualify as an international crime. The investigation aims to hold the perpetrators accountable.
In October, the prosecutor's office reported a similar incident on the same front section, where Russian soldiers executed six Ukrainian soldiers who had also surrendered.
