Putin’s forces ‘execute Ukrainian war prisoner with medieval-style sword’

Vladimir Putin’s forces person executed a Ukrainian captive of warfare (PoW) with a sword, it has been alleged.

A photograph shared connected Telegram seemingly shows the medieval-style murder of a worker by Russia.

His assemblage was recovered laying successful a excavation of humor with a sword rupturing his thorax and the inscription ‘For Kursk’, suggesting helium was killed arsenic revenge for the Ukrainian counterattack into Russia’s borderline region.

Remnants of grey portion are disposable connected the soldier’s hand, portion burnt retired subject vehicles are seen successful the background.

Metro.co.uk has chosen not to people the photograph due to the fact that of however graphic it is.

The alleged execution happened successful the eastbound Ukrainian municipality of Novohrodivka, successful the portion of Donetsk.

Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament’s commissioner for quality rights, said: ‘The Russians executed an unarmed Ukrainian captive of warfare with a sword.

‘Нis hands were bound with tape. Such actions represent a usurpation of the Geneva Convention connected the Treatment of Prisoners of War.’

The Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed that an probe has been opened into the Telegram post.

‘Footage of an alleged execution, with a sword, of an unarmed Ukrainian worker with taped hands is spreading connected the web. Preliminarily, the transgression was committed successful Novohrodivka, Donetsk region,’ authoritative wide Andriy Kostin said connected X.

A blurred representation posted alongside his station and his office’s connection showed the bloodied assemblage successful subject fatigues.

Kostin said this period that Ukraine was investigating alleged executions of 73 Ukrainian prisoners.

In June, Ukraine opened an probe of the suspected beheading of 1 of its servicemen by Russian forces.

The alleged execution comes arsenic Russian forces proceed to conflict Ukrainian troops in Kursk ever since August 6 – which turned retired to beryllium the biggest overseas onslaught connected Russian ungraded since World War Two.

Ukraine says its forces power astir 100 villages in the portion implicit an country of 500 quadrate miles, which the Kremlin disputes.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking successful his nightly video code connected Monday, said the incursion had slowed down Putin’s forces successful the east, peculiarly connected the obstruction and logistic hub of Pokrovsk.

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