Ukraine Military Suspected of Killing Russian Prisoners... Controversial Video of Shooting

Russian military tank appearing in a video that seems to show the killing of captured Russian soldiers. Photo by Ukrainian local news agency UNIAN, Telegram screenshot · Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] A video showing a soldier believed to be from the Ukrainian army shooting at individuals appearing to be Russian prisoners of war has been circulated.

According to foreign media including BBC and CNN on the 7th (local time), in the video first released on Telegram on the 30th of last month, four men dressed in Russian military uniforms were lying on the ground. Among them, three had head wounds and were bleeding heavily, barely moving. The remaining one was gasping for breath with his hands tied behind his back.

Then, a man off-screen swore and said, "Let's leave them," to which another replied, "I don't want to just leave them." He then fired multiple shots at the one gasping for breath.

Two of those lying on the ground wore white armbands used by Russian forces in some parts of Ukraine on their arms. Conversely, the standing soldier had a blue armband symbolizing the Ukrainian army and a Ukrainian flag attached to his arm. BBC reported that this video was filmed on a road outside Dmytriivka, west of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, attending the NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, said at a press conference, "I have not seen the video, but I have heard that such a video exists," adding, "I want to confirm that the Ukrainian army abides by the rules of war." He continued, "There may be individual cases of rule violations, and investigations will be conducted regarding them."

Meanwhile, international wartime law stipulates that prisoners of war who are no longer combatants must not be killed.

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