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The execution of the captured fighters and the homeowner in Bucha “is the kind of incident that could become a strong case for war crimes prosecution,” said Stephen Rapp, former United States ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues. Some listed their location as Pskov, the city that is the headquarters for both the 104th and 234th regiments. Others posted images of themselves holding paratrooper flags or wearing paratrooper uniforms. By searching Russian social media websites and other databases for each soldier’s name, The Times found that at least five of the named soldiers had apparent links to the 104th Regiment.
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Investigators with the Security Service of Ukraine, or S.B.U., also provided The Times with an image of a patch recovered from inside the building bearing the emblem of the 104th Regiment and a roster of Russian soldiers recovered from the building. “Get rid of them, but not here, so their bodies aren’t laid around,” one said, according to Mr. The soldiers debated what to do with the remaining men. He is now under investigation by Ukrainian authorities, according to a local military commander and investigators a government document seen by The Times specifies it is for “high treason.” Skyba said, and that man was eventually let go. At one point, one of the checkpoint guards confessed to the Russians that they were fighters, Mr. Skyba back to the parking lot, where the other checkpoint guards were still being held.
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Skyba and another captive, Andriy Verbovyi, were then taken inside the building, he said, where they were questioned and beaten before Mr. Razhik said he also witnessed the shooting. The Russian soldiers made them kneel down and then shot one of the men, Vitaliy Karpenko, 28, almost immediately, Mr. Yura Razhik, 57, who lives in front of the office building, said some had their hands tied. The witnesses said they saw the group of captives in the parking lot in front of the Russian base with shirts pulled over their heads.