“Azov” together with the 49th separate assault battalion captured one of the group of occupiers who executed prisoners.
The Supreme Council Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross due to the alleged shooting of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces in Donetsk region.
“I demand that the international community record these violations of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War and international humanitarian law. That is why I send letters to the UN and the ICRC in all possible cases. Now the following letter is urgently being sent from me to them regarding the incident in New York,” he wrote in the telegram.
Lubinets emphasized that such cases are unacceptable and are a violation of human rights.
“At the same time, the behavior of the Russian military is tolerated by their top leadership. That is why it is necessary to record and verify each crime and provide due punishment,” the ombudsman added.
- Earlier, the head of the relevant department of the Prosecutor General's Office, Belousov, reported that about 80% of executions of Ukrainian servicemen by Russians occurred in 2024. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Russian soldiers executed 93 Ukrainian prisoners of war on the battlefield.
- The Prosecutor General's Office has preliminarily established the details of 16 Ukrainian soldiers who were shot by Russian invaders near Pokrovsk in early October. However, this information is still being verified.
- On October 4, the Prosecutor General's Office announced suspicion against six Russian soldiers who executed Ukrainian prisoners of war.
