Video shows two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers being shot dead as they emerged from dugout near Avdiivka
Ukraine is investigating the “execution” by Russian forces of two Ukrainian soldiers who emerged from their trench near the town of Avdiivka and were shot dead as they surrendered.
The public prosecutor’s office said it had launched an inquiry into the gruesome incident. Video showed the Ukrainian soldiers’ last moments. One raised his arms in the air. Next, Russian service personnel gunned both men down at point-blank range.
The footage was filmed near the village of Stepove, close to Avidiivka, in Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine where intense fighting is taking place. “This is another crime committed by Russian terrorists. Violation of the rules of war. The killing of unarmed soldiers,” the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk tweeted.
Execution of Ukrainian soldiers by russians when they surrendered.
This is another crime committed by russian terrorists. Violation of the rules of war. The killing of unarmed soldiers.
russia has once again proved that it is a terrorist country for which there are no laws and… pic.twitter.com/rcyapnbD8R— Ruslan Stefanchuk (@r_stefanchuk) December 3, 2023
He added: “Russia has once again proved that it is a terrorist country for which there are no laws and norms of international law.”
The dead soldiers served in Ukraine’s 45th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade, the Deep State channel said on Telegram. They abandoned their frontline dugout only after running out of ammunition.
