Investigation Launched into Execution of Ukrainian Guardsmen

On October 24, 2023, members of the Russian National Guard were attacked in Chechnya, resulting in one fatality and one injury, with ongoing efforts to locate the assailants. This incident occurred near Grozny, a region with a history of conflict against Russian control. Separately, a brutal battle has been raging in Selydove, Ukraine, where Russian forces captured and subsequently executed four Ukrainian National Guardsmen, prompting an investigation by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office into potential war crimes. The captured guardsmen were recorded during interrogation before their deaths, which Ukrainian officials have confirmed as a violation of the Geneva Conventions. The frequency of such atrocities has reportedly increased amid rising Russian casualties on the front lines, with the Ukrainian military responding fiercely to these violations. Investigations into these actions reflect ongoing concerns about human rights abuses amid the conflict.