The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, reported that as of early July, 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war were known to have been executed by the Russians.
Dmitry Lubinets spoke about this during a press conference, Ukrinform reports.
Executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war
According to Lubinets, the number of executions of Ukrainian soldiers has increased significantly over the past year. The Ombudsman's Office believes that it is the highest military leadership of Russia that sanctions the executions of prisoners.
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— According to our information, an investigation is currently underway into the case of the execution of 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers. And we see that this figure has increased dramatically over the past year. We understand that such an attitude towards Ukrainian prisoners of war is accepted at the very “top”. Unfortunately, we see this in reality, — said Dmitry Lubinets.
