Dec 3 (Reuters) - Kyiv officials accused Moscow of committing a war crime after a grainy video on social media appeared to show several soldiers shooting two surrendering military personnel who emerged from a dugout at gunpoint.
"Today, a video of the execution by Russian servicemen of Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered as prisoners appeared online.
Deepstate, a popular Ukrainian war blog which posted the video clip, said the footage was filmed near Stepove on the Avdiivka front line in Donetsk region.
The General Prosecutor’s Office said the incident took place in Pokrovsk district, a large area of the Donetsk region that runs close to Avdiivka, site of some of the fiercest fighting in recent weeks.
Oleksandr Shtupun, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Tavria military command, told the Ukrainska Pravda news website that the video was “glaring confirmation” that Russia violates the rules of warfare on a daily basis.
In March, a Ukrainian sniper was seen being shot dead in a video after defiantly saying “Glory to Ukraine,” or “Slava Ukraini,” a phrase that has taken on special significance as a common public greeting since the start of the war.
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Dec 3 (Reuters) - Kyiv officials accused Moscow of committing a war crime after a grainy video on social media appeared to show several soldiers shooting two surrendering military personnel who emerged from a dugout at gunpoint.
"Today, a video of the execution by Russian servicemen of Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered as prisoners appeared online.
Deepstate, a popular Ukrainian war blog which posted the video clip, said the footage was filmed near Stepove on the Avdiivka front line in Donetsk region.
The General Prosecutor’s Office said the incident took place in Pokrovsk district, a large area of the Donetsk region that runs close to Avdiivka, site of some of the fiercest fighting in recent weeks.
Oleksandr Shtupun, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Tavria military command, told the Ukrainska Pravda news website that the video was “glaring confirmation” that Russia violates the rules of warfare on a daily basis.
In March, a Ukrainian sniper was seen being shot dead in a video after defiantly saying “Glory to Ukraine,” or “Slava Ukraini,” a phrase that has taken on special significance as a common public greeting since the start of the war.
The original article contains 354 words, the summary contains 188 words. Saved 47%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!