Russian forces executed an unarmed captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Rozdolne in the Volnovakha district of Donetsk region. Law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General, which reported the incident on Facebook.
According to preliminary information, on April 11, 2025, three Ukrainian servicemen were carrying out combat duties at a position near Rozdolne when they were captured by Russian troops during an assault. One of the unarmed Ukrainian soldiers was executed with automatic weapons by the invading forces.
Under the procedural leadership of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into a war crime that resulted in the death of a person (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Urgent investigative and search measures are currently underway to determine all the circumstances of the crime and to identify the Russian servicemen involved.
"The execution of prisoners is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a serious international crime," the Prosecutor General’s Office emphasized.
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, has sent official letters to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regarding the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian serviceman.
"The international community must act now! The crimes committed by the Russians must be documented, and those responsible must be held accountable! Pressure must be exerted on the Russian Federation to put an end to the arbitrary executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war," the Ombudsman stated.
Lubinets confirmed that the letters have already been sent to the UN and ICRC.
"These testimonies are crucial to uncovering the truth. Such information will help document war crimes, ensure a legal response, and hold perpetrators accountable in line with international and national law," Lubinets added.
