Kyiv claimed Thursday that Russian forces had carried out four captured Ukrainian servicemen in the eastern Donetsk region, the current war criminal activity claims against Moscow.The Ukrainian district attorney generals workplace stated four servicemen battling in the national guard had been captured on Oct.
6 near the Donetsk region town of Selydove, where Russian forces are advancing.
The next day, the Defense Forces restored their lost positions and found the bodies of the eliminated Ukrainian servicemen throughout a search operation, the district attorney general stated in a statement.There was no immediate reaction to the claims from Moscow and AFP could not separately validate the claims.
The killing of detainees of war is a gross offense of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a major global crime, the prosecutor general said, adding that it opened an investigation into the incident.Earlier this month, Ukrainian authorities said Russian forces had actually eliminated more than 100 detainees of war held in Russian captivity.The UN says it has recorded various infractions of global humanitarian law versus detainees of war, including cases of summary execution of both Russian and Ukrainian prisoners.