Russia-Ukraine war: Putin’s troops accused of ‘executing’ soldiers as Kyiv drone attack hits oil depot

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops have been accused of executing Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered near Avdiivka as a Kyiv drone attack exploded an oil depot in the occupied territories overnight.

In a video posted to Telegram, footage appeared to show two men coming out of a shelter, one with his hands above his head, before lying on the ground in front of soldiers. Gunfire and smoke appears, before the video cuts off, according to Independent.

Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said the footage was evidence of war crimes and slammed Russia as showing its “terrorist face”. The video has not been verified.

Ukraine's prosecutor general announced an investigation on December 3, a day after the video of the killing was shared by the Ukrainian government on its social media channels.

It comes as Ukraine exploded an oil depot in occupied Luhansk (far east Ukraine) overnight, according to Russian state media.

The Luhansk military commandant’s office reported that a fuel tank had been targeted by a Ukrainian combat drone. They did not provide details of the specific location.