In the Volnovakha district of Donetsk Region, Russian occupants shot an unarmed captive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
‘Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched in criminal proceedings over a war crime that resulted in the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),’ the statement said.
It is known that on 11 April, three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were performing combat missions at a position near the village of Rozdolne, Volnovakha district. During the assault, the occupiers took them prisoner.
One of the unarmed Ukrainian servicemen was shot dead by representatives of the aggressor state's army using automatic weapons.
Urgent investigative and search activities are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident and identify the Russian servicemen involved in the commission of the crime.
‘The killing of prisoners is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a grave international crime. The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the SBU Main Directorate in Donetsk and Luhansk regions,’ the agency added.