Russian Troops Execute Three Unarmed Ukrainian Soldiers in Zaporizhzhia Region

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.