Russia has been accused of killing two surrendering Ukrainian soldiers in an apparent war crime.

Footage shows a group of men in Russian uniforms opening fire from close range on the unarmed pair after they emerged from a dugout with their hands on their heads.

Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said on Sunday that it launched a pre-trial investigation “for violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder”.

It said the shooting happened near the village of Stepove in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. It did not say when the incident occurred.

Russia is yet to comment.

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