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Russian Forces Execute Unarmed Ukrainian POW: War Crime Investigated

4/18/2025

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On April 11, 2025, a chilling act unfolded as Russian forces executed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war near Rozdolne in Donetsk. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is now investigating this heinous war crime, which starkly breaches the Geneva Conventions. Efforts are intensifying to hold the perpetrators within the Russian military accountable.

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On April 11, 2025, a chilling act unfolded as Russian forces executed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war near Rozdolne in Donetsk. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office is now investigating this heinous war crime, which starkly breaches the Geneva Conventions. Efforts are intensifying to hold the perpetrators within the Russian military accountable.