The deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.
The Office of the Prosecutor General announced the beginning of an investigation into the alleged killing by Russian troops of three Ukrainian prisoners of war in the direction of Toretsk. The Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Tuesday, September 3.
The message noted that the Russian army systematically and cynically violates the norms of international humanitarian law.
On September 3, the Telegram channel published information about the possible killing of Ukrainian military personnel by representatives of the Russian Army.
It was noticed that three soldiers from one of the brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came out of the basement of the house with their hands up when the enemy almost approached them. The Russians laid them on the ground, then almost immediately shot them in the back.
The Office of the Prosecutor General recalled that the deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.
“Currently, the disseminated information is being evaluated by several investigative (search) actions aimed at establishing all the circumstances of this event,” the message added.
Earlier, we reported that the Russian military brutally shot two Ukrainian prisoners of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Rabotino in the direction of Zaporozhye.
Law enforcement officials also began an investigation into the killing of unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russians near the village of Klishchievka, Donetsk region.
Source: korrespondent
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