Proceedings initiated over ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kharkiv direction - Prosecutor General’s Office. PHOTO
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the press centre of the Prosecutor General's Office.
Ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war
The Prosecutor General's Office reminds that during the monitoring of social media, prosecutors found a video showing the ill-treatment of Ukrainian soldiers by the occupiers in the Kharkiv direction.
"The video shows the Russian military inflicting bodily injuries on Ukrainian soldiers and simulating an execution by firing an automatic weapon near the head of one of the prisoners of war.
In addition, in the video, the occupiers apply psychological pressure to Ukrainian defenders, forcing them to sing the USSR anthem," the statement said.
Violation of the Geneva Conventions
It is also noted that such actions are a violation of the Geneva Conventions, according to which prisoners of war have the right to humane treatment.
Measures are currently being taken to identify the victims and the servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces.
Earlier, Censor.NET reported that the Russian occupiers had captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction and are abusing them. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets sent official letters to the ICRC and the UN to document the facts of abuse, which were captured on a video shared by the occupiers on social media.
