Russian troops shot three unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of struggle (POWs) on Might 3 close to the village of Novopil in Donetsk Oblast, the regional prosecutor's workplace reported on Might 6.
The execution of prisoners of struggle is a breach of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a world crime.
Russian troopers captured three Ukrainian servicemen in the course of the assaults close to Novopil and compelled them to put down their arms. The Russian navy then shot the Ukrainian troopers, in accordance with Ukrainian prosecutors.
The case is being investigated by the Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights, appealed to the Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross and the U.N. for a response.
"The worldwide group ought to instantly reply to the next systemic gross violations by Russia," Lubinets wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine has beforehand documented widespread violations of the Geneva Conventions by Russian forces, together with the execution of 177 captured Ukrainian troopers as of mid-December 2024.
Visible proof of such atrocities continues to emerge, reinforcing considerations over Moscow’s systematic violations of worldwide regulation.
The Kyiv IndependentAsami Terajima