Russian soldiers murder Ukrainian POWs near Robotyne — DeepState
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Russian forces again executed Ukrainian prisoners of war near Robotyne, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, the DeepState analytical portal reported on Telegram on Feb. 20.
Published footage shows two Ukrainian soldiers leaving the trench, with one of them likely wounded. Then, a Russian soldier fires, and both soldiers fall.
Russian troops launched an assault on Robotyne from the south, capturing part of a significant strongpoint. Three soldiers of the 3rd Spartan Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard remained there, the neighboring units said.
Russians once again ignored the rules and customs of war by killing captured soldiers, DeepState said.
The DeepState analytical portal reported on Feb. 18 that the Russian troops shot six captured Ukrainian soldiers at the Museum position (formerly the Zenit military unit) in Avdiivka, who remained there after the Ukrainian army retreated from the town. Four of them were wounded and could not get out of the encirclement along with the rest of the Ukrainian military.
Investigative outlet Slidstvo.info reported that the mother, wife, and sister of three Ukrainian soldiers out of six who were captured at the Zenit position identified their bodies in the video. Journalist Yuriy Butusov published a list of the names of the soldiers who remained at Zenit.
The Ground Forces reported on Feb. 18 that in the area of responsibility of the Khortytsia troop grouping, the Russian military shot two Ukrainian prisoners of war. Later, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported that an investigation had been launched. The second case occurred during a Russian assault in Vesele, Donetsk Oblast.
Executions of prisoners of war are a gross violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reiterated on Feb. 19.
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