Ukraine identifies Russians who executed four Ukrainian POWs near Robotyne

The military intelligence agency announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"In the second half of May of this year, near the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region, servicemen of the aggressor state of Russia committed another war crime - they shot dead Ukrainian prisoners of war. The episode of the execution was recorded on video: four Ukrainian servicemen with their hands raised without weapons surrender into captivity, the Russians force them to lie face down and shoot them at close range," the post said.

Intelligence officers identified those involved in the war crime - they turned out to be Russian invaders who were part of the assault group of the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment (military unit 71718) of the 42nd Motor Rifle Division of the 58th Army of the Southern District of the Russian Armed Forces.

The specified military unit is based in Shali (Chechnya, Russia).

At the time of the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war near Robotyne, the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Yury Mairbekovich Abayev, born on December 10, 1990, call sign "Buyvol"("Buffalo").

Servicemen of the 70th Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian army are also involved in the war crime:

• Captain Dmitriy Olegovich Nagorny, born on November 21, 1995 -- commander of the 2nd battalion;
• Senior Lieutenant Temirlan Umarovich Abutalimov, born on May 2, 1997 -- commander of the 1st assault company;
• Lieutenant Zaur Sergeevich Bekov, born on July 16, 1997 -- commander of the 3rd assault company;
• Senior Lieutenant Yusup Paizulaevich Imagazaliyev, born on July 18, 1999 -- the commander of the 6th assault company.

HUR said the Russian war criminals could also be involved in the murder of several more Ukrainian prisoners of war later in May 2024.

Photo: armyinform.com.ua