“The Ombudsman recalled that such actions of the Russian military violate international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to him, the video to hear how Russian soldiers are repeatedly ordered to shoot prisoners of war: “This emphasizes that execution is a conscious policy of Russia.” Lubinets says he has already sent a letter to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The Ombudsman recalled that such actions of the Russian military violate international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners.
The Commissioner calls for witnesses and those who have any information about the likely execution of the Ukrainian military, “immediately report it on the hotline at 0800 50 17 20”.
“Every testimony is important for establishing the truth. The information provided will facilitate the documentation of war crimes, providing legal response and prosecuting the perpetrators in accordance with the rules of international and national law, ”Lubinets summed up.
In December, Lubinets reported that during the full -scale invasion of the Russian Army, 177 Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed.
The reports of murder, torture and ill -treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war are received regularly.
According to October Yuri Belousov in October last year, 80% of cases of Ukrainian prisoners of war were recorded in 2024, but the trend began to appear in November 2023, when “changes in the attitude of Russian servicemen to our prisoners of war took place.”
The American Institute for War Study (ISW) stated that it was observing an increase in the number of executions by Russian military Ukrainian prisoners of war, and emphasized that Russian commanders are likely to “indulge, encourage or directly ordered” shootings.