INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian soldiers allegedly shot dead 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in eastern Ukraine, marking the largest known execution of POWs in the
appeared to show Russian servicemen committing the war crime near the Donetsk region city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow has been trying to
capture for months.According to the agency, Russian troops deliberately opened fire on Ukrainian soldiers who were lined up after being
said.The Moscow Times could not independently verify where or when the footage was filmed
statement.The office said it had launched an investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war.Moscow and Kyiv have on several
occasions accused the other side of killing prisoners of war since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.A Message from
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