Russian Troops Shoot Ukrainian POW in Donetsk Region Moments After Surrendering, Video

Russian forces executed a captured Ukrainian soldier in the village of Sviato-Pokrovske in the Bakhmut district of Donetsk region, according to the Ukrainian OSINT monitoring group DeepState, which reported the incident on December 5.

Analysts said the war crime took place in Sviato-Pokrovske, a settlement located south of the city of Siversk.

DeepState stated that the video released by Russian sources shows an assault group detaining a Ukrainian soldier who emerges from a building with his hands raised.

Moments later, the soldier is shot at close range and collapses in the doorway.

DeepState said the footage appears to document the execution of a prisoner of war, which constitutes a war crime under international law.

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The OSINT group noted that the video clearly shows the soldier attempting to surrender before being killed.

Earlier, Ukrainian prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into the alleged execution of five Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces during a recent assault in the Donetsk region.

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