Russian forces execute two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers at close range in Donetsk Oblast
The killing of prisoners of war is considered a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions, which Russia has violated multiple times before.
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Russians execute nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast
Ukraine's Ombudsman Lubinets has informed the UN and ICRC about the reported execution of nine Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Surge in executions of Ukrainian POWs potentially link to changed Russian policy
Ukrainian prosecutor suggested that the recent surge in prisoner of war (POW) killings by the Russians is difficult to view as isolated events, given their frequent occurrence across various Russian units and regions.
Ombudsman accuses ICRC of sharing false information on detention conditions of Ukrainian POWs
Dmytro Lubinets has criticized the head of the ICRC delegation in Russia for allegedly manipulating facts about visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war, claiming that most detainees never met ICRC representatives.
ISW: Russia may force Ukrainian prisoners of war to fight in Ukraine
Such Russian actions violate the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, which ban forcing prisoners into battle
No, Ukraine’s videos of Russian POWs do not contravene the Geneva Convention
On March 16, Human Rights Watch issued a statement urging Ukrainian authorities to stop posting videos of detained…
Making Russia answer for destroying cultural heritage in Ukraine
Human losses are justly viewed as the greatest tragedy of any war, the current war in Ukraine being…
Ukraine wrote a Geneva-compliant “surrendering guide” for Russian and Belarusian invaders
Even in the extreme conditions of an all-out war, Ukrainian civil society continues to innovate to find better…
Russia hits Ukrainian city with internationally banned vacuum bomb
On February 28, Russian invaders dropped a vacuum bomb, a deadly killer weapon, on the town of Okhtyrka…
Russian aircraft drop cluster bombs with ‘Petal’ mines in Kharkiv Oblast
Ukrainian soldiers have found several cluster bombs containing Lepestok (Petal) mines, which are widely banned under international humanitarian…
How recent PACE resolution invoking Geneva convention will help free Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia
Since Russia’s attack on Ukrainian ships and capture of 24 sailors on 25 November 2018, Ukraine has been…
Human rights violations in Crimea to be investigated as war crimes
The Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Giunduz Mamedov, whose office has been operating in mainland Ukraine…