“Shot from machine gun point-blank”: Security Service of Ukraine and prosecutors investigate most recent execution of Ukrainian soldier by Russians

Law enforcement officers have launched a pre-trial investigation into another war crime committed by the Russians. Source: Office of the Prosecutor General Details: Ukraine's Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that on 9 November 2024, a video appeared on a Telegram channel showing representatives of the Russian Armed Forces capturing a wounded Ukrainian serviceman.

The Russian shot the unarmed defender of Ukraine, who was lying on the ground, with automatic weapons - point-blank.

Quote: "Investigative actions are underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident, as well as the time and place of the crime. The execution of a prisoner of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is defined as a serious international crime. The investigation is being conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts."

Background: Ukraine's Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets has reported that Russian troops have shot a Ukrainian soldier who was unarmed and likely wounded.

The ombudsman sent a letter to the ICRC and the UN.

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