“We do not guarantee that the two American mercenaries captured near Kharkov will not be executed,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Yesterday, Peskov pointed out that “the Americans detained in the war in Ukraine were engaged in illegal activities,” explaining that they “pose a danger to the Russian army and must be held accountable for the crimes committed.” Ukrainian army and were not subject to the Geneva Treaty.

At the same time, a Kremlin spokesman confirmed that “American basketball player Britney Grainer, who is being held in Russia, is not a hostage, but has violated Russian law.”

And the Reuters news agency reported earlier that “Russian media have released photographs that they say show American citizens being arrested in Ukraine.”

And before that, the US State Department said: “We have not contacted Russia about reports confirming the appearance of two American prisoners of war in Ukraine in the hands of Russian forces,” noting that it is “tracking what was reported about the loss of a third also involved in the fighting.” .