US EditionRussians Ordered Killing of Surrendering Troops
- Ukrainian prosecutors are investigating suspected executions of surrendering troops by Russian forces in eastern Zaporizhzhia last November, supported by intercepted radio and drone evidence.
- The investigations follow intercepted radio transmissions and drone footage that Ukrainian officials say show Russian commanders ordering executions, with experts linking these to other similar cases.
- A Western intelligence official verified the authenticity of audio intercepts capturing a Russian commander giving six or more direct orders to kill while Ukrainian forces were being attacked between 12:05 and 12:31 local time.
- By May 5, Ukrainian authorities had initiated 75 criminal investigations concerning the alleged executions of 268 prisoners of war, with the number of such cases steadily increasing over time.
- UN special rapporteur Tidball-Binz and Ukrainian officials state these executions violate international law and likely occur with authorization from Russia's highest political and military leaders.
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A Ukrainian intelligence source shared a recording of an intercepted Russian order to kill captured Ukrainians with CNN, which is believed to be part of an investigation into the November killing of six Ukrainian soldiers. CNN has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the recording.
‘Take the Commander, Kill the Rest’: Intercept Reveals Evidence of More Executions
Intercepted Russian radio messages obtained by CNN suggest troops were told to kill surrendering Ukrainians which, paired with drone footage, is evidence of more Russian war crimes Kyiv says.
American television channel CNN published audio and video material transmitted to it by Ukrainian intelligence, which, according to Ukrainian officials, is further proof that the Russian command orders soldiers to execute surrendering Ukrainian soldiers in violation of international law.
According to the CNN, the spying services intercepted Russian communications to direct the execution of two soldiers who made themselves in the area of Zaporija.
Drone footage from two areas in Ukraine shows how surrendering Ukrainian soldiers are executed by Russian soldiers.
Radio intercepts and drone images of November 2024 in the Zaporijia area suggest that the Russians ordered the execution of Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered
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