The Prosecutor’s General’s Office announced on October 24 that Russian soldiers had killed four captured Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk Oblast near the town Selydove.
In a Telegram post, it was stated that the four members of the Ukrainian National Guard were fighting in the area when they were taken hostage during a Russian assault on Oct. 6.
When Ukrainian forces recaptured the positions on October 7, they discovered their bodies.
The Prosecutor General’s Office opened a preliminary investigation into the incident.
During the full-scale invasion there were many reports of Russian soldiers executing Ukrainian POWs, but the number of such incidents has increased dramatically in the last year.
Video and photos have documented possible war crimes, including drone video footage showing the shooting as POWs surrendered to Russian soldiers.
Other videos and photographs show torture and violent deaths in Russian captivity.
According to the Prosecutor’s General’s Office, as of Oct. 18, Russian troops have executed at least 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war from 2022.
Andrii Kostin (former prosecutor general) said that the executions by Russia of Ukrainian POWs are not isolated incidents but a “purposeful policy”, citing audio recordings obtained in Kyiv.Selydove is a town located about 18 kilometers south of Pokrovsk and has become the focal point of Russia’s offensive over the past few weeks.
Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian dictator, said in an interview to BBC that he knew Putin’s character and knew he would never try to convince another country to send its army to… Ukraine.
Politico reported that anonymous officials said that Belgium, Slovenia, Spain, and other countries are reluctant to invite Ukraine to join NATO.
John Kirby, the spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council, also revealed details about U.S. intelligence assessment. Washington believes that North Korea “moved a minimum of 3000 soldiers into Eastern Russia.”
This includes 1,240 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
On Oct. 21, the Basmanny district of Moscow sentenced Ukrainian filmmaker Alexander Rodnyansky to 8 and half years in absence for “spreading false information” about Russian Army.
German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported that German Finance Minister Christian Lindner proposed reevaluating legal status for Ukrainian refugees.
“Kremniy EL”, one of the largest microelectronics factories in Russia, produces components that are widely used in Russian defence production. These include Pantsir air-defense systems and Iskander rocket systems.
Yevhen Perebyinis, Deputy Foreign Ministry, wrote to cabinet ministers in a letter dated Oct. 23, warning that the European Union had informed Ukraine that the next tranche (4 billion euros) of the EU’s Ukraine Facility could be delayed until the following year if the expected aspects of the corruption reforms were not completed by the end this month.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, reported on October 23 that Roman Hladkyi was dismissed just months after he was appointed to his controversial position in August 2024.
Belarus‘ Central Electoral Commission, which announced the date on October 23, has set its next presidential elections for January 26, 2025. The incumbent Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who is currently in power, is widely expected to remain in power following the results of the election.
Daleep Singh is the White House‘s deputy national security advisor for international economics. He said that Joe Biden intends to divide the funds between helping Ukraine’s economy and its military.
The statement read: “The next step will be advanced fast jet training with partner nations and conversion to F-16.”
“The situation in Toretsk is relatively stable.” “We (Ukrainian Forces) are now holding our line unchanged,” Anastasiia Bobbyvnikova, spokesperson for the Operational Tactical Group Luhansk said.
Park Sun-won is a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee. He said that signs of troops being trained in North Korea had been detected between September and October.
The 24-hour “I Want to Live”, hotline launched by Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence in September 2022, helps Russian soldiers willingly surrender their units or themselves to the Ukrainian Army.
Ivan Petrychak of the 24th Mechanized Brigade press service had said on national TV that the Russian military had breached the defenses, but there was no sign of the potential loss of the city.
According to reports, the secret clause allowed North Korea to send its first 1,000 soldiers to Ukraine in order to gain military training. The source told the WSJ that more North Korean troops will be deployed.
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