The Security Service of Ukraine has gathered evidence against another two russian war criminals involved in mass killings of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk oblast.

They are:

• deputy commander of the 1^st motorized rifle battalion of the 394^th motorized rifle regiment of the 127^th motorized rifle division of russia’s 5^th combined arms army Shota Karapetyan (call sign Yustas);
• commander of the assault company of the ‘Storm’ detachment of the 394^th motorized rifle regiment of the same military unit of the aggressor state Dmitriy Chikhabakh (call sign Sber).

According to the investigation, on 17 June 2024, they ordered their subordinates to shoot a Ukrainian prisoner of war, then cut off his head and place it on the bonnet of a damaged armoured vehicle.

This happened during fighting near the village of Staromayorske, Volnovakha district. At that time, both servicemen ordered their subordinates not to leave the captured Ukrainian soldiers alive and to kill them brutally.

Based on the materials of the SSU Military Counterintelligence and SSU investigators, Chikhabakh and Karapetyan have been notified of suspicion in absentia under Article 438.1 of the CCU – violation of laws and customs of war.

Efforts to find and bring both war criminals to justice are underway.

The investigation was carried out by the SSU Office in Donetsk and Luhansk regions under the procedural supervision of Donetsk Region Prosecutor’s Office.