Russians shot 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war in 2024 - Lubinets

Russians shot 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war in 2024 - Lubinets

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Since the beginning of 2024, Russians have shot 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war. In the previous years of the full-scale war, 177 such cases were recorded.

Ukraine has managed to officially confirm that since the beginning of 2024, Russian invaders have shot 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war. This was stated by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets during a telethon, UNN reports.

Unfortunately, we are able to officially record more violations of the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war, executions, cynical executions at close range. In 2024 alone, we managed to officially confirm that the Russians shot 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war,

- He said.

Details

According to Lubinets, in the previous years of the full-scale war, a total of 177 cases were recorded.

He also emphasized that intelligence and law enforcement agencies have received information that Russians often violate the rights of prisoners of war.

Unfortunately, I couldn't go out and publicly show these examples of cynical violations of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, when we managed to record them, and we do,

- said the Ombudsman.

Recall

In the Pokrovsk district, the Russian military shot four Ukrainian soldiers after they surrendered. A criminal investigation into the violation of the laws of war has been launched.