UK pledges war crimes justice aid as Ukraine reports surge in POW executions
UK commits $5.6 million for war crimes justice as Ukraine reports dramatic increase in POW executions, alongside $282 million military aid package.
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Russians shot 5 Ukrainian prisoners, ombudsman says
Russian forces have executed five more Ukrainian prisoners of war, bringing the 2024 toll to nearly double that of the previous two years combined, Ukraine's human rights commissioner reports.
Russia pressures Ukrainian POW families to spy in exchange of information on their relatives
Russian intelligence services are exploiting families' desperation for information about captured relatives to recruit them for espionage.
Ukraine documents 177 POW executions by Russian forces as war crime videos surge
Russian forces increasingly shoot and share their execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war videos, with confirmed cases more than doubling in 2024 amid international inaction.
Ombudsman Lubinets: Russia executed 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024
The Office of the Prosecutor General reports a monthly increase in executed prisoners, with October and November accounting for a third of 2024's documented cases.
Russian forces continue war crimes, executing 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024
The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious violations of international humanitarian law.
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.
Lubinets: Ukrainian prisoner Ishchenko died 9 days ago, Russia did not inform about it
The death of a Ukrainian prisoner in Russia has raised concerns about the treatment of POWs and compliance with international conventions.
Ukrainian ombudsman urges Moscow to prosecute military for war crimes after execution threats to Ukrainian POWs
Dmytro Lubinets has formally urged Russian Ombudsman Moskalkova to demand that Russian law enforcement open a criminal case against their soldiers who tortured Ukrainian POWs in the Kharkiv region.
Ombudsman: Ukraine provides Qatar list of 561 children deported to Russia
Qatar agrees to help secure return of orphans & children without parental care, estimated at over 3,600. As of Jan 2024, 518 kids brought back.
Ukraine seeks South Africa’s help in bringing back illegally detained, deported civilians from Russia
The Ukrainian ombudsman held a meeting with Shoayb Casoo, the ambassador of South Africa, in Ukraine to discuss the issue.
Ukraine returns four abducted children from Russian captivity
So far, Ukraine has returned over 500 children illegally deported to Russia, amid official estimates of 20,000 minors being forcibly taken in total.
Ombudsman: Recent prisoner swap exposes torture against Ukrainian POWs
During captivity, Russia subjected to torture all of the Ukrainian POWs, who have returned to their homeland in…