Kyiv investigates alleged Russian execution of Ukrainian serviceman


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  • Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024

(Reuters) - Ukrainian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into a suspected Russian execution of a Ukrainian serviceman found dead with a sword in his body.

In the latest in a series of criminal investigations opened during Russia's war in Ukraine, the Prosecutor General's Office said on the Telegram messenger platform that it was looking into a social media post showing images of an apparent execution.

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