Russians shot a civilian car with civilians in Selydove, Donetsk Region. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation.
"Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation is being conducted in criminal proceedings on the facts of violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the statement said.
According to the prosecutor's office, on 27 October, several Telegram channels published information about the killing of civilians by Russians in the town of Selydove.
"The published video shows how representatives of the troops of the aggressor state allegedly shot a civilian car in the village with automatic weapons. At the time of the attack, there were two citizens in the car, one of whom was wounded," the agency added.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived at the scene and, having dragged the victim away from the line of fire, provided him with first aid and evacuated the civilians from the area under fire. Preliminary, it happened on 24 October 2024.
It is also known that Russians shot two more women in the city.
"In the area of the private sector, which was practically not affected by active hostilities, there are bodies of dead civilians. That is, these murders took place after the enemy took control of these territories," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Currently, urgent investigative (search) actions are being taken to establish all the circumstances of the events and identify the victims of Russians.