Ukrainian war crimes prosecutors believe it is part of Russian policy to execute surrendering prisoners of war. The FT investigates the evidence to map the rise in cases. We talk to the people who are documenting Russian war crimes and we look into a mass execution filmed by a Russian soldier.
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00:00 The fog of war
01:13 The rising number of executions
03:42 Investigating an execution video, part I
07:38 The execution case map
12:06 A victim’s mother
14:24 The motivation
16:01 Investigating an execution video, part II
17:46 Deep State
20:20 Command responsibility
22:50 A ‘criminal campaign’
28:00 The court case
29:31 The ‘gentleman’s agreement’
33:22 A possibility of justice?