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.
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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.
Source: https://t.co/oJpOCOJ6CU pic.twitter.com/KqDnhkUHrJ — GeoRaccoon (@GeoRaccoon) December 3, 2025
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.
The OSINT group noted that the video clearly shows the soldier attempting to surrender before being killed.
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.
4862skrrt2684 on December 5th, 2025 at 11:01 UTC »
And one of their peace terms are "immunity from warcrimes commited"
Antique_Ear447 on December 5th, 2025 at 10:53 UTC »
Russia does this literally all the time.
green_is_minty on December 5th, 2025 at 10:35 UTC »
Fuck Russia