Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office investigates shooting of nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast

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Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General has launched criminal investigations into the suspected execution of nine Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Source: Andrii Kostin, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, on Twitter (X)

Quote: “The murder of prisoners of war is a flagrant violation of the Geneva Conventions and an international crime. An investigation has begun on the violation of wartime laws and customs, as well as premeditated murder.

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We are doing everything we can to identify and punish all of the perpetrators of the aggressor country’s crimes against Ukraine and its citizens.”

Background: 

• Previously, military analysts reported that the Russian forces executed 9 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk Oblast, Russia.
• As a result, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets issued letters to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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