A Russian soldier captured in October 2024, identified as Sergei Skobelev of the 22nd Regiment of the Guards Separate Marine Brigade, has been identified as having personally executed four Ukrainian POWs with an AK-74 assault rifle in Kursk Oblast.
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Skobelev personally shot four Ukrainian servicemen with an AK-74 assault rifle
According to the analytical project DeepState, which cites sources in the 1st Separate Tank Brigade, the Russian military shot nine Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region on October 10.
The shootings are said to have occurred on Oct. 10, the crowd-sourced monitoring group Deepstate reported on Oct. 13, citing sources in Ukraine's First Tank Brigade.
Nine Ukrainian POWs were shot by Russian troops in Kursk region after surrendering
On October 10, Russian forces shot nine Ukrainian drone operators and support personnel in the Zelenyi Put area of Kursk Oblast.
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