Three unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war ‘are executed with machine guns by Putin’s troops’ in shocking images: kyiv reports massacre to UN in latest evidence of atrocities carried out by Russia

Three unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war were allegedly executed by Putin in shocking footage.

The images, which are too graphic for MailOnline to share, are alleged to show Russian military personnel in Krynky shooting dead unarmed, motionless soldiers with what appear to be assault rifles.

Kiev Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lyubinets informed the United Nations of this extremely worrying case.

Lyubinets said: ‘[The footage] It must become a basis of evidence for the court against criminals…

‘The killing of prisoners of war is a flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War and a serious international crime.

‘These cases, unfortunately, are not isolated and are a systematic practice of an insidious enemy…

“The world community must send a clear signal to Russia that the traces of war crimes cannot be hidden.”

Ukraine has launched a preliminary investigation into violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine stated: “Once again, representatives of the aggressor state have flagrantly ignored the provisions of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, which indicates that such actions are supported by the high command of the Russian armed forces. effective.’

Ukrainian investigative outlet evocation.info has named Hero of Russia, Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Ishtuganov, 37, as the one who gave the order for the alleged war crime.

He once told Putin that he was fighting “Nazi scum” in Ukraine.

The 328th Airborne Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces “wiped Krynki off the face of the Earth and was involved in several war crimes,” the outlet claimed.

“The crime was committed by servicemen of the 328th regiment of the 104th division on the order of the Hero of Russia Sergei Ishtuganov.

“This was done to intimidate the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

Wounded prisoners of war were “finished off with automatic weapons… filming was carried out especially in close-up.”

On December 8, 2022, Ishtuganov was decorated by Putin with Russia’s highest honor.

At the award ceremony in the Kremlin, the colonel addressed Putin saying: “Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief [Putin]It is a great honor for me to be in the main hall of our country and receive the highest award of our Country, the Gold Star Medal.

‘This is the merit of all my subordinate paratroopers, with whom we fought against the Nazi scum.

“Eighty years ago, our grandfathers and great-grandfathers also defended the independence of our homeland, waging a ruthless struggle throughout the Russian world.”

He thanked Putin for placing his trust in him and promised: “The enemy will be defeated, the victory will be ours. I have the honor.”