Russians shot three Ukrainian prisoners in Donetsk region

Russian war criminals shot captured Ukrainian fighters in Donetsk region. This was reported by the Prosecutor General’s Office.

On May 3, 2025, three servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were performing combat missions at positions near the village of Novopil, Velikonovosilkivska territorial community, Volnovakha district. During the assault, the Russians surrounded the Ukrainian defenders. They forced them to lay down their weapons and surrender.

“Realizing that the military of the Defense Forces of Ukraine could not resist, representatives of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation shot them with automatic weapons,” the report said.

The prosecutor’s office recalled that the intentional killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a grave international crime. Urgent investigative actions are currently being carried out to establish all the circumstances of the incident and the persons involved in the commission of the specified crime.

According to the Ombudsman of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets, in 2024 the executions of 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russians were officially confirmed. According to him, in previous years, a total of 177 cases of murders of Ukrainian defenders by the Russians were recorded.