Video - Possible War Crimes evidence in East Ukraine: Frozen corpses with hands tied seen at Donetsk Airport

Video - Possible evidence of War Crimes in East Ukraine: Frozen corpses with hands tied seen at Donetsk Airport.(UANews).

Footage was shot during press tour organized by militants of the destroyed complex.

Disturbing video filmed amid the ruins of the airport showed dead prisoners of war purported to be Ukrainian soldiers, with their hands tied together.

The footage shot on Monday sparked online speculation that war crimes, illegal under the Geneva Convention, had been committed by Russian-backed militants at the destroyed complex.

One correspondent on the tour organized by militants in Donetsk was Alex Thomson, a reporter from UK broadcaster Channel Four. In an online blog, Thomson recounts he saw six bodies - with their hands tied with white electric cable, lying next to two burnt out vehicles and several live shells.

Militant leaders claimed those dead were Ukrainian soldiers. However, Thomson insisted the video is not conclusive evidence of a cold-blooded execution and questioned whether the dead soldiers were placed at Donetsk Airport for the world's media.

Social media users also speculated the soldiers' hands were tied to make transportation easier. This is not the first time militants have been accused of committing war crimes. Read the full story here.