US Has ‘Credible’ Information Russia Executed Ukrainians Trying to Surrender in Donetsk

Russian troops in uniforms without insignia are seen atop of a tank with the letter "Z" painted on its sides, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 1, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

The United States has “credible information” that Russian forces executed Ukrainians who were trying to surrender near Donetsk, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

“We now have credible information that a Russian military unit operating in the vicinity of Donetsk executed Ukrainians who were attempting to surrender, rather than take them into custody,” Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack, told a United Nations meeting.