Human rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday at least four Ukrainian soldiers had been shot dead in what it described as "execution-style" killings by pro-Russian separatist groups earlier this year.
The London-based organization said the torture and killing of captured soldiers was a war crime and urged a full investigation into the deaths in eastern Ukraine.
Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the rebel forces, denied all accusations of wrongdoing.
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