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The Makiivka surrender incident happened during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 in the village of Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast. Videos depicted what appeared to be at least ten Russian soldiers surrendering to four Ukrainian soldiers in Makiivka.[1] Russian soldiers exited an outhouse one by one and laid facedown on the ground.[1] Ukrainian soldiers appeared relaxed with rifles pointed to the ground.[1] Then an eleventh Russian soldier suddenly emerged and opened fire at the Ukrainians, catching them by surprise, a possible war crime of perfidy.[1] In another video, there was about 12 dead visible from the footage. When the footage was taken, and who shot the footage, was unknown.[1][2][3]
On 19 November 2022, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that the United Nations was aware of the videos and was looking at them.[2] According to the spokesman of the UN Human's Rights Office, "allegations of summary executions of people hors de combat should be promptly, fully and effectively investigated, and any perpetrators held to account".[2]
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- ^ "Russia says Ukrainian soldiers executed prisoners of war in Donbas region". The Guardian. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.