Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin announced on Oct. 13 that his office had opened an investigation into the killings of nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast, describing them as a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and an international crime.
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Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin announced on Oct. 13 that his office had opened an investigation into the killings, describing them as a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and an international crime.
Information has emerged on social media regarding the possible execution of nine Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kursk region by Russians.
Such actions are a gross violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Russia is a terrorist country that violates all the rules and customs of war.
The Office of the Prosecutor General opened a criminal investigation into the likely execution of 9 Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast.
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