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Geolocated footage published on December 2 shows a soldier of the Russian 88th Motorized Rifle Brigade executing a Ukrainian POW with his hands raised in surrender in Svyato-Pokrovske (southwest of Siversk).

Svyato-Pokrovske, Donetsk Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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88th Motorized Rifle Brigade (military_unit) Ukrainian POW (person) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Russia (organization) Shahed drone (weapon_system) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Ukrainian units (military_unit) OC East (organization) Ukraine (organization) Hyzhak Brigade (military_unit) Kostiantynivka (location) National Police of Ukraine (organization) 24th Brigade (military_unit) 24th Separate Mechanised Brigade named after King Danylo (military_unit) Oleksandr Honcharenko (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Yampil (location) Dronivka (location) Serebrianka (location) Siversk (location) Oleksandro-Shultyne (location) Pleshchiivka (location) Shcherbynivka (location) Yablunivka (location) Rusyn Yar (location) Volodymyrivka (location) Maiak (location) Rodynske (location) Chervonyi Lyman (location) Novoekonomichne (location) Pokrovsk (location) Kotlyne (location) Udachne (location) Molodetske (location) Dachne (location) Novopavlivka (location) Yalta (location) Oleksandrohrad (location) Sosnivka (location) Verbove (location) Krasnohirske (location) Pryvilne (location) 5th Separate Special Purpose Detachment Omega (military_unit) National Guard of Ukraine (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces executed Ukrainian POW in Siversk direction

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian defenders stopped 72 Russian assault actions on the Pokrovsk front

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Enemy stockpiles in Pokrovsk, ammunition depot in Biloiarivka, and fuel depot in Luhansk region were hit

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.891Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-5-2025