Russian forces executed at least six unarmed Ukrainian POWs in an unspecified area of Donetsk Oblast, with a seventh POW's fate unclear.
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Russian forces executed six unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast.
During an assault against Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast, Russian soldiers took six Ukrainian soldiers captives and subsequently shot them
Russian occupiers executed six Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets will send information to the UN and the ICRC about the shooting of at least six captured Ukrainian soldiers
Russians recorded their own crime - shooting six Ukrainian soldiers who were captured in the back
The execution of each of the captured soldiers takes place in front of their fellow soldiers
The Russian army has never been known for its decent treatment of prisoners of war and is once again demonstrating its helplessness and criminality
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