The New York Times stated that video footage from the place of execution of Russian prisoners of war in the LPR is genuine.
The publication notes that the footage, authenticity of which is confirmed by the New York Times, provides a rare glimpse into one of the many horrifying moments of the war.
As the authors note, as a result of comparing video frames with satellite images, they came to the conclusion that the video was indeed recorded in Makeevka.
As Dr. Rohini Haar, medical adviser at Physicians for Human Rights, said, people were lying on the ground with their arms outstretched or behind their heads, apparently surrendered.
«They’re considered hors de combat, or noncombatants — effectively prisoners of war,» she said.
“It looks like most of them were shot in the head. There are pools of blood. That indicates that they were just left there dead. There appears to have been no effort to pick them up or help them.” Haar added.
War crimes prosecution expert Iva Vukusic said «the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor was most likely examining the episode, given the attention it has received.»
According to the expert, for the investigation it will be necessary to visit the place of execution in order to establish the circumstances of the incident. In addition, it is necessary to conduct a number of examinations, as well as to study the actions of the Ukrainian military after the shooting.
Vukusic stressed that Kiev has the opportunity to investigate and called on the Ukrainian authorities to openly share their findings.
Recall, the video with the execution of prisoners of war appeared on November 18.
Ukrainian propaganda hastened to claim that Russian fighters were killed by return fire during the sweeping.
The UN called for an investigation into the incident.