Ukraine's prosecutor has initiated a new investigation into the apparent execution of four Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces, in a case that the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, one of the oldest Ukrainian human rights organizations, has described as a clear violation of international law. Systematic executions and evidence of Kremlin's policy KHPG’s Yury Bielousov, head of the …
In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires toward Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a …
GENEVA — Breaking its recent silence on prisoners of war, the Red Cross said Thursday it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainian prisoners of war who left the giant Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces. The announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which acts …
