Pre-trial investigations were launched by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office for violation of the laws and customs of war under Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code.

Pre-trial investigations into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code) have been launched

Videos show beatings, humiliation, and threats of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction

The videos violate the Geneva Conventions and constitute Russian violations of international humanitarian law

The video showing Russian soldiers abusing Ukrainian prisoners of war is spreading online. Early reports say it happened on the Kharkiv front, where the Russians are trying to carry out offensive actions. The video shows beatings, humiliation, threats, and imitation of a shooting

Putin still wants to capture Kharkiv

Russia deployed only part of troops needed for assault on Kharkiv

Assault on Kharkiv would require up to 500,000 soldiers

US intelligence confirmed that Russia is using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, citing visual matches between missile debris in Kharkiv and photos from North Korean state media.

In March 2024, Russia began direct fuel supplies to the DPRK in violation of UN sanctions in exchange for shells and missiles.

North Korea had delivered more than a thousand containers of ammunition to Russia, according to US data confirmed by satellite images.