The Daily Populous Monday December 29th, 2025 evening edition
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Russian forces executed three unarmed Ukrainian soldiers in the Zaporizhzhia region, south of the town of Huliaipole, according to the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState on December 28.

The execution took place on December 20, DeepState reported, marking another documented case of Russian forces killing Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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According to the investigation, the incident occurred south of Huliaipole, where Russian troops carried out the execution of three servicemen from Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

“The incident took place on December 20, 2025. Fighters from one of the mechanized brigades were supposed to take up positions that had previously been abandoned without authorization by another unit, but the enemy was already waiting for them there. This case is yet another violation of the customs and rules of warfare and also demonstrates the criminal nature of the military and political leadership of Muscovy,” DeepState said in its statement.

A map marks the location south of Huliaipole in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region where, Russian forces executed three unarmed Ukrainian soldiers on December 20, 2025. (Source: DeepState)

Analysts emphasized the importance of continued documentation and dissemination of information related to such incidents, particularly for international audiences.

They also pointed to the role of Ukraine’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, as well as civil society groups and independent researchers, in collecting and sharing evidence internationally.

Earlier, Russian troops carried out the execution of a Ukrainian serviceman taken prisoner in the village of Sviato-Pokrovske, located in the Bakhmut district of Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Soap_Mctavish101 on December 29th, 2025 at 10:27 UTC »

“Putin wants to see Ukraine succeed”

Nick_Strong on December 29th, 2025 at 09:41 UTC »

The war will eventually end, and when it does, Ukraine will immediately find itself in a different kind of war - a war to prevent Russia from getting away with its crimes. Russia should never be reintegrated into the international community unless it undergoes the same kind of catharsis that Germany and Japan experienced after World War II. Sadly, while that probably won't happen because too many powerful people want to return to business as usual with Russia, Ukraine, along with its true allies like the Baltic states, must do everything it can to make it as difficult as possible for Russia to sweep its crimes under the rug.

truebastard on December 29th, 2025 at 09:17 UTC »

> Fighters from one of the mechanized brigades were supposed to take up positions that had previously been abandoned without authorization by another unit, but the enemy was already waiting for them there.

What an unfortunate situation. Hopefully this can be remedied with better planning and recon