Mark Rutte became a strong advocate for Ukraine following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by a Russian missile over Donetsk region on July 17, 2014.
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He became a strong advocate for Ukraine following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by a Russian missile over the Donetsk region on July 17, 2014
On October 1, 2024, information appeared on Telegram channels about the alleged execution of 16 Ukrainian servicemen by the Russian Armed Forces in the area between Mykolaivka and Sukhyi Yar in Pokrovsk district
Video shows Ukrainian soldiers, taken prisoner, emerging from a forest under enemy control and being lined up and deliberately shot by Russian forces
Wounded soldiers who showed signs of life were executed at close range with automatic fire
This is the largest known execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war on the front lines
The killing and torture of prisoners is a deliberate policy of the Russian military and political leadership
Three Russia-installed proxy officials in occupied Donetsk Oblast were declared suspected of forcibly deporting 31 Ukrainian children to Russia.
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