Russian commanders order execution of wounded Ukrainian soldiers
Russian commanders order execution of wounded Ukrainian soldiers (Illustrative photo: Getty Images)
Russian commanders are ordering their soldiers to execute Ukrainian fighters who have been wounded, according to an intercepted order released by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.
In the intercepted recording, the commander of one of the Russian units gives his subordinates orders to shoot Ukrainian defenders.
"Three khokhols (derogatory term for Ukrainians) are crawling around as 300s (wounded). They've likely moved west. In your situation, don't take them prisoner — zero them. Zero them so you don't have to drag them back to your shelter and risk compromising yourselves," the commander says.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) emphasized that this is yet another piece of evidence of the Russian army's systematic execution of prisoners of war. GUR units alone have documented over 150 cases of Russian forces executing Ukrainian captives.
Execution of prisoners
Recall that on May 23, it became known that Russian forces shot two Ukrainian prisoners of war near Pokrovsk.
In April, another execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war came to light. The crime occurred near the village of Rozdolne, Volnovakha Raion.
Meanwhile, on May 28, it was reported that a captured Russian soldier was formally charged with the execution of Ukrainian fighters. This occurred in the midst of the intense combat in the Kursk direction.
