The statement describes the apparent war crime as a “mass execution” of Ukrainian POWs that were captured near the villages of Mykolaivka and Sukhyi Yar. Initial reports about it started circulating on Telegram earlier on the same day. Some of them included drone footage showing 16 POWs being ordered to line up after surrendering to Russian troops. Immediately afterwards, enemy soldiers opened fire on the prisoners, finishing off wounded survivors with point blank shots from automatic rifles. The Prosecutor General’s Office emphasized that this act represents a serious violation of the Geneva …