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Russian forces executed at least six unarmed Ukrainian POWs in an unspecified area of Donetsk Oblast, with a seventh POW's fate unclear.

Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Ukrainian prisoners of war (person) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian POWs (person) Russian troops (organization) Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office (organization) Russia (organization) Russian occupiers (military_unit) Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets (person) UN (organization) ICRC (organization) Russian military (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers (military_unit) Ukrainian position (location) Russian 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Russian 35th Army (military_unit) Ukrainian Security and Defence Forces (military_unit) Russians (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces executed six unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

During an assault against Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast, Russian soldiers took six Ukrainian soldiers captives and subsequently shot them

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian occupiers executed six Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets will send information to the UN and the ICRC about the shooting of at least six captured Ukrainian soldiers

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russians recorded their own crime - shooting six Ukrainian soldiers who were captured in the back

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The execution of each of the captured soldiers takes place in front of their fellow soldiers

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

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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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.004Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-23-2025