Ukraine probes execution of 16 POWs by Russian troops in Pokrovsk sector

Video evidence shows Russian troops committing a war crime by executing 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast.

Oct 2, 2024 - 08:00

Ukraine probes execution of 16 POWs by Russian troops in Pokrovsk sector

ukraine probes execution 16 pows russian troops pokrovsk sector september 30 video ukrainian forces donetsk oblast

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General has launched a pre-trial investigation into a war crime committed by Russian forces in the Pokrovsk sector, Donetsk Oblast, where 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war were allegedly executed.

Videos of Ukrainian POW executions by Russian forces at various sectors of the front regularly surface on social media. These include not only Ukrainian drone footage but also clips filmed by Russians themselves and shared on Russian channels.

On 1 October 2024, the video evidence of the summary execution of Ukrainian POWs emerged on a Ukrainian Telegram Channel, Matt SF. The channel stated the video was filmed by another Ukrainian unit from a drone. A subsequent radio interception reportedly provided more details on this war crime, which stated that the Russian troops executed 16 Ukrainian POWs near the villages of Mykolaivka and Sukhyi Yar in the Pokrovsk district.

The video shows captured Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen coming out of a forest under Russian control. After lining up, the Russian troops deliberately opened fire on them. Those wounded who showed signs of life were reportedly killed at close range with automatic weapons.

Execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russians. Pokrovsky Front, 30 of September 2024. https://t.co/9gTxvCzRjN pic.twitter.com/Fb2X8ikjtg
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