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Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office opened a pre-trial investigation into the murder of four Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces near Selydove, captured on October 6 and killed after Ukrainian forces regained positions on October 7.

October 24, 2024 Selydove, Donetsk Oblast

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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk regions (organization) Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine (organization) Russian infantry (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit) Ukrainian National Guard (military_unit) Nova Poshta branch (location) Russia (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) Lyman (location) Selydove (location) Kurakhove (location) Donetsk Oblast (location) Russian soldiers (military_unit) Chechen groups (organization) Ramzan Kadyrov (person) Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kurakhove direction (location) Toretsk (location) Kara-Dag Brigade (military_unit) Selidove (location) Russian occupation forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) National Guard of Ukraine (organization) Nova Poshta (organization) Mykhailivka (location) 4th Brigade Rubizh (military_unit) Volodymyr Nazarenko (person) Siversk (location) DeepState (organization) Chasiv Yar (location) Maksymilianivka (location) Tsukuryne (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Mykolaivka (location) Russian troops (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Russian forces executed four Ukrainian POWs near Selydove on October 6

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A pre-trial investigation was launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian soldiers opened fire on a civilian car in Selydove on Oct. 24, injuring one local resident

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

What remained of the steel plants in Ukraine's Mariupol are now war trophies for Chechen figures affiliated with the enclave's strongman Ramzan Kadyrov

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Russian occupiers have successes in the city of Selydove Donetsk region. The situation there is very difficult. Fighting is taking place in residential areas.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

A Ukrainian stormtrooper killed three Russian soldiers during close combat while clearing a position in the Siversk sector.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.342Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-24-2024