What does the video of Russian troops shooting surrendered Ukrainian soldiers look like?

An aerial drone of the armed forces Ukraine captured footage that appears to show the execution of three of his soldiers who had surrendered after being cornered by the troops of Russia .

The album was recorded in late August 2024 near the town of Pokrovsk located in the east of the country and chaired by Volodimir Zelensky.

In the video you can see how the trio of men in uniform position themselves in the middle of a dirt road, then kneel down and put his hands on his head as a sign of surrender.

A few seconds later, All three fall to the ground and dust rises from the ground. suggesting that they were shot.

The recording obtained by cnn has a mechanism which According to Ukrainian officials, this is part of an action plan developed by the Kremlin. .

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, assured that They have been investigating 28 such cases since the start of the Russian invasion. February 24, 2022.

In such situations, he explained, they would have died. 62 Ukrainian soldiers in total .

Based on the country’s intelligence, they shared with the aforementioned media a list with 15 cases of these characteristics have occurred since November alone from 2023.

As CNN was able to corroborate, most of them have videos or audio recordings as backup that the Russian troops, instead of taking them prisoner, chose to open fire on their capitulated adversaries.

“If they surrender, if they don’t have weapons in their hands, then summary execution is a war crime.” “, Kostin stressed.

At the same time, the prosecutor said that These situations occurred in different regions of Ukraine. and which were executed by different military units.

In this sense, he denounced the fact that “This policy is orchestrated by the Kremlin” .

“This is an order from specific commanders” added the authority.

The video was shared with the aforementioned media by a Ukrainian official. who requested that certain data not be shared to protect the identity of his unit.

He stressed that they were aware many cases that have not yet been investigated or brought to the attention of the public .

The Russian Defense Ministry had no comment. when the channel consulted on these accusations.

Images located near Pokrovsk These are not the first of their kind to be broadcast. .

In fact, recently a unit from Toretsk shared on Telegram Another video showing Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered and been killed by Russian men in uniform.

After this episode, prosecutors in the Donetsk region – which includes this city – said that an investigation had been opened against “violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with voluntary homicide” .

The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, visited the country in May following accusations by Ukraine in the context of the Russian invasion.

According to a source familiar with the investigation, in this case reviewed some reports on such cases .

“There are many. There is a pattern. It suggests complacency, even orders to show no mercy or quarter (…) These types of deaths individually constitute war crimes (…) And together they could constitute crimes against humanity. ” he told CNN.

The video captured by the Ukrainian drone near Pokrovsk was released on Friday, September 6, the day It has been a month since Ukrainian forces began their cross-border military incursion in Kursk.

At a meeting with his Western allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, President Zelensky assured that Since August 6, Russia has recorded 6,000 deaths and injuries in the region. .

Similarly, he said that his troops They already control more than 1,300 square kilometers, a hundred cities and the operation served to prevent the Kremlin from opening a new front. fight in Sumi.

He also accused President Vladimir Putin “was preparing to extend the war into Ukrainian territory” as saved Europe Press .

Although he thanked the military support his country has received, he stressed that require increased air defense capabilities and long-range strikes to defend against Russian invasion which lasted more than two years.

He insisted that They must be able to occupy these tools on Ukrainian and Russian soil. so that “Russia is motivated to seek peace.”

According to several international analysts, Ukraine hopes that its operations in Kursk will prompt the Kremlin to allocate resources to the attacked areas. instead of focusing on their progress on the front lines.

Similarly, the cross-border offensive This could mean that kyiv is improving its position in possible negotiations .

However, While they deploy their troops in Kursk, they must also continue to defend the country attacks by Russian forces.

Given the support Ukraine received from its Western allies during the war, Moscow has repeatedly warned that some actions could trigger a wider conflict. .

Already on August 27, the Kremlin’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov went further and warned that a possible Third World War would not be limited only to Europe, but also to the United States .

He further confirmed at this press conference that Russia ‘clarifies’ its nuclear doctrine referring to the reasons that would lead Putin to consider using such weapons.

Below is the video that CNN has had access to. It should be noted that this features images containing explicit violence They may therefore offend the sensibilities of some people.