The United Nations monitoring mission recorded 79 executions of captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces in 24 separate incidents since August 2024.
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The United Nations monitoring mission in Ukraine recorded 79 executions of captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces in 24 separate incidents since August 2024.
The mission recorded one execution by the Ukrainian armed forces of a wounded and incapacitated Russian soldier last year.
Andriy Sybiga suggested executions of captured Ukrainian soldiers could constitute one of the largest campaigns of intentional POW murder in modern history.
Dmytro Lubinets called on the UN and International Committee of the Red Cross to investigate evidence of killings of captured Ukrainian soldiers.
A total of 79 such executions in 24 separate incidents have been recorded by the mission since the end of August 2024.
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