“Ukrainian law enforcement officers investigate the deaths of Russian invaders 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war, of which 208 were executed on the battlefield and 59 in the Olenivka colony. Source: Head of the Department of Combating Crime in Armed Conflict, Prosecutor General’s Office Yuri Belousov in a comment to Ukrinform: “We know about 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Head of the Department of Combating Crime in the Conditions of Armed Conflict, Prosecutor General’s Office Yuri Belousov in a comment to Ukrinform
Direct Language: “We know about 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were executed. This is including Olenivka. 208 prisoners were executed on the battlefield.”
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Details: According to Belousov, every year the trend of Ukrainian captives on the battlefield is increasing.
If in 2023 11 prisoners were executed on the battlefield, then in 2024 – 149. For the month of 2025 already 51 executed.
The head of the OGP war department said that the Ukrainian courts had issued three sentences guilty of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Also, Ukrainian law enforcement officers have several Russian soldiers who are considered involved in the death of prisoners.
The investigation of other cases is ongoing.
A separate area of investigation is the murder of Ukrainian prisoners in the Olenivka colony.
“The suspicion of the head of the institution and his deputy has been declared that they did not provide medical care after the explosion and as a result of nine people were killed. The investigation is still ongoing. This direction is one of the priority for us,” Belusov said.