In the Donetsk Region, Russian commanders gave an order not to take Ukrainian soldiers prisoner, but to kill them with inhuman cruelty - by beheading.
This was reported by Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin on the X social network.
"We have received information that Russian commanders have given an order not to take Ukrainian servicemen prisoner, but to kill them with inhuman cruelty - by beheading. The fact of the beheading of a Ukrainian defender was recorded in Donetsk Region," he wrote.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, during aerial reconnaissance at a combat position in Donetsk Region, Ukrainian military discovered a damaged armoured vehicle of the Ukrainian Defence Forces. It contained the severed head of a Ukrainian defender.
The actions of the occupiers are yet another proof that the war crimes committed by the aggressor are not isolated incidents, but a planned strategy of the Russian regime.
"These criminal orders were given at the level of battalion and company leadership of the occupation forces. We will not let these crimes go unpunished. I call on the entire civilised world to isolate and punish the terrorist country," the Prosecutor General wrote.
New horrifying evidence of Russia's criminal policy aimed at the extermination of Ukrainians: we have received information that Russian commanders have ordered not to take Ukrainian soldiers as prisoners but to kill them with inhumane cruelty—by decapitation. The fact of… pic.twitter.com/09HdWqHMK6
— Andriy Kostin (@AndriyKostinUa) June 18, 2024
Currently, under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).