The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has launched an investigation into the alleged execution of Russian prisoners by Ukrainian soldiers, following a complaint from Moscow about the appearance on social media of videos that appear to indicate this.
Earlier, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dimitro Lubinets said Russian soldiers first declared their surrender and then opened fire on Ukrainian troops, who returned fire.
Answering fire with fire is not a war crimenoticed.
The Attorney General’s Office subsequently expressed itself on this point, stating that it will investigate whether the Russian soldiers actually surrendered as part of a strategy to attack and gain advantage from the Ukrainian side – something prohibited by international humanitarian law.
The alleged execution of at least ten Russian soldiers sparked protests in Moscow, which soon demanded international organizations investigate what happened, indicating that Russian authorities themselves will analyze the case in search of those responsible.
Last week, Russia’s Justice Ministry warned that both Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and “his accomplices” must be held accountable for this episode of “torture and murder”.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24 has already led to the flight of more than 13 million people – more than six million internally displaced people and more than 7.8 million to European countries – according to the latest UN data. to land. which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russian security – was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending arms to Ukraine and to impose on Russia political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the start of the war, which this Tuesday entered its 272nd day, 6,595 civilian deaths and 10,189 wounded, underlining that these numbers are well below the actual.
Source: DN
