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Ukrainian Prosecutors Investigate Execution of Captured Soldier

11/29/2025

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Ukrainian prosecutors opened an investigation into the execution of a captured Ukrainian soldier by Russian forces near Hnatkivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Reports indicate the serviceman was captured, tied, beaten, and shot when he became unresponsive.
This incident follows another where five Ukrainian soldiers were shot after surrendering.
Ukrainian authorities say such actions violate the Geneva Conventions and are international crimes, amid a documented rise in suspected prisoner-of-war executions in 2024.

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Ukrainian prosecutors opened an investigation into the execution of a captured Ukrainian soldier by Russian forces near Hnatkivka, Donetsk Oblast.
Reports indicate the serviceman was captured, tied, beaten, and shot when he became unresponsive.
This incident follows another where five Ukrainian soldiers were shot after surrendering.
Ukrainian authorities say such actions violate the Geneva Conventions and are international crimes, amid a documented rise in suspected prisoner-of-war executions in 2024.