Ukrainian law enforcement opened a criminal case after Russian occupiers pretended to give up and then opened fire on fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Source: Borys Ivanov, press secretary of the Prosecutor General, in a comment for Ukrainska Pravda

Details: The Luhansk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office added statements about perfidy committed by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Russia to the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations.

The criminal case was opened under Art.438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violating laws and customs of war).

The Russian started shooting after agreeing to surrender

SCREENSHOT

Previously: Russian authorities called upon the international community to prosecute Ukraine for the alleged killing of unarmed Russian "prisoners of war" by the Ukrainian military, referring to the video of the ostensible murder of Russians during their surrender.

Judging from the video that leaked onto the internet, one of the Russian soldiers opened fire on the Ukrainian troops instead of putting down his arms and surrendering. The actual moment of the shooting was not shown on the video.

Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian Ombudsman, emphasised that Russians have committed a war crime by pretending to surrender and then shooting at the members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.  

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