Recently, there has been an increase in the number of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war, likely encouraged or directly ordered by Russian commanders, reports the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Before concluding, analysts recalled the most recent known case of the execution of Ukrainian prisoners. On October 10, OSINT reported that Russian forces executed nine Ukrainian POWs near the village of Zeleny Shlyakh in the Kursk region. According to reports, Ukrainian drone operators unexpectedly encountered Russian forces in an area they likely believed to be a safe rear zone a…