Ukraine war updates: Russia shot surrendering troops, says Kyiv

The General Prosecutor's office in Ukraine launched a criminal investigation on Sunday into allegations that Russian forces shot and killed Ukrainian soldiers as they were surrendering.

The move came after Ukraine's military press office said that footage of the incident is genuine. If confirmed, the incident could constitute a war crime.

A video posted on Telegram shows two men coming out of a shelter and lying on the ground. This is followed by what appears to be gunfire.

The undated drone footage, purportedly filmed near the heavily contested eastern town of Avdiivka, was posted on Telegram.

The video's authenticity has not been independently verified.

"The footage published in the media depicts the killing of two Ukrainian prisoners of war," Ukraine’s military command said on Telegram.

Local media quoted a military spokesperson as saying "all evidence will be handed over to the responsible international institutions dealing with war crimes."

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets also denounced the events as a "war crime," saying the men in the video are clearly doing everything possible to show they pose no threat to the Russian soldiers.

Russian attacks kill 2 in southern Ukraine

Russian shelling in the Kherson region on Sunday killed two people and injured another four, Ukrainian officials said.

The shelling took place in the southern Kherson region. Although the region was recaptured by Ukrainian forces in November last year, it still faces heavy shelling from Russian troops.

A woman in Kherson city was killed in a street by the shelling on Sunday, while a 78-year-old man was killed in the village of Sadove on the Dnieper River — an area that marks the current de-facto front line of fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russia launched several drone attacks overnight as well as a missile attack. 

Poland and Ukraine prepare to open crossing amid trucker blockade

Ukraine and Poland said they would open a border crossing for some trucks on Monday in an effort to ease a protest blockade by Polish truckers.

"The opening of Ugryniv is the first of a list of measures being implemented to unblock the border, reduce queues and increase the capacity of the Ukrainian-Polish border," Ukraine's border service said on Sunday.

The Dolhobyczow-Ugryniv border crossing currently permits cars and buses through — but it will now open to empty trucks traveling from Ukraine to Poland.

The map below shows some of the major truck crossings that have been impacted by the blockade.

Polish truckers are currently blocking several major crossings with Ukraine in protest over what they say is unfair competition with cheaper Ukrainian rivals.

A trucker union in Slovakia joined in the protest on Friday, blocking a main crossing on the Slovakian-Ukrainian border.

Both Polish and Slovakian truckers are calling on the European Union to reintroduce entry permits for Ukrainian truckers.

Ukraine said the fallout from the Polish trucker blockade was "catastrophic" as many Ukrainian drivers are stuck at the border in a "dire" situation.

Massive lines have built up on both sides of the border, with many truckers stuck in their vehicles with little food and in cold temperatures.