Russia accused of ’executing’ surrendering Ukrainians

Russia has been accused of killing two surrendering Ukrainian soldiers in an apparent war crime. Footage shows a group of men in Russian uniforms opening fire from close range on the unarmed pair after they emerged from a dugout with their hands on their heads. The Ukrainian army’s strategic communications centre has said it possesses “confirmed information” that the video showed the “execution” by Russian forces of “unarmed soldiers”. Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said on Sunday that it launched a pre-trial investigation “for violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder”. It said the shooting happened near the village of Stepove in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. It did not say when the incident occurred. Read your updates here: #russia #ukraine #war Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.