Occupiers shot a Ukrainian prisoner of war near Volnovakha
Russian occupiers committed yet another war crime by shooting a captured Ukrainian defender during an attack on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions on July 22 near the village of Myrne in the Volnovakha district.
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office has launched a pre-trial investigation
into this war crime, which resulted in the death of a person. Urgent investigative measures are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident and identify the Russian military personnel involved.
into this war crime, which resulted in the death of a person. Urgent investigative measures are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of the incident and identify the Russian military personnel involved.
The office emphasizes that the killing of prisoners of war constitutes a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.
Source: Press Office of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
In the Kharkiv region, Russians shot and killed four Ukrainian prisoners of war.
The Security Service of Ukraine has completed its investigation and referred to court the case against a Russian soldier with the call sign “Buryat,” who executed a captured soldier of the State Border Guard Service in June 2025.
