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Execution of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk region: prosecutor's office launches investigation
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] The intentional killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a grave international crime. The Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the alleged shooting of two Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office on Monday, November 11.  Under the procedural leadership of the Office of the Prosecutor General, a pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, coupled with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Thus, on November 11, while monitoring information on social networks, a publication was discovered with a video recording of the alleged shooting of two unarmed Ukrainian servicemen by representatives of the Russian army in the Kursk direction. The prosecutor's office recalled that the deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a grave international crime. "As part of the criminal proceedings, priority investigative (search) actions are being carried out aimed at establishing the circumstances of the incident and bringing the perpetrators to justice," the statement noted. Let us recall that law enforcement officers are investigating 49 criminal cases regarding the murder of 124 prisoners of war on the battlefield. Earlier, in the Kursk region, Ukrainian fighters destroyed an assault group from a Russian brigade involved in the execution of Ukrainian prisoners. Posted by: badanov 2024-11-12 |
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