## Russian Troops Shoot Ukrainian POW in Donetsk Region Moments After Surrendering, Video — UNITED24 Media

Authored by united24media.com

Russian forces executed a captured Ukrainian soldier in the village of Sviato-Pokrovske in the Bakhmut district of Donetsk region, according to the Ukrainian OSINT monitoring group DeepState, which reported the incident on December 5.

Analysts said the war crime took place in Sviato-Pokrovske, a settlement located south of the city of Siversk.

DeepState stated that the video released by Russian sources shows an assault group detaining a Ukrainian soldier who emerges from a building with his hands raised.

Start-0:42 - Russian soldier (3rd Guards Combined Arms Army) shoots a surrendering Ukrainian.

Moments later, the soldier is shot at close range and collapses in the doorway.

DeepState said the footage appears to document the execution of a prisoner of war, which constitutes a war crime under international law.

Earlier, Ukrainian prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into the alleged execution of five Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces during a recent assault in the Donetsk region. »

### Kenyan court declares law banning seed sharing unconstitutional

Authored by apnews.com

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — A high court in Kenya on Thursday declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds in what food campaigners have called a landmark win for food security.

Farmers in Kenya could face up to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 1 million Kenya shillings ($7,700) for sharing seeds through their community seed banks, according to a seed law signed in 2012.

Justice Rhoda Rutto on Thursday said sections of the seed law that gave government officials powers to raid seed banks and seize seeds were also unconstitutional. »

### State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

Authored by npr.org

State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'.

The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, content moderation or other activities the Trump administration considers "censorship" of Americans' speech.

It refers to a policy announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in May restricting visas from being issued to "foreign officials and persons who are complicit in censoring Americans.". »

### Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75

Authored by deadline.com

Tagawa died due to complications from a stroke early this morning surrounded by his children.

He began playing the character in New Line’s 1995 film adaptation and was also featured in the 1997 follow-up Mortal Kombat Annihilation.

Tagawa lived on the island of Kauai where he and his wife Sally raised their two children. »

### US airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows

Authored by theguardian.com

“The video follows them for about an hour as they tried to flip the boat back over.

Later on Thursday, the Pentagon announced another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics, killing four men in the eastern Pacific.

View image in fullscreen Adm Frank Bradley told lawmakers on Thursday there was no order to kill everyone on board the boat. »

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