The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andriy Sybiga, noted that the international community should react harshly to the executions of Ukrainian soldiers by the Russians. Such actions are a gross violation of international law.
Points of attention
- The Russians' execution of Ukrainian fighters in Kurshchyna violates international law and humanitarian norms.
- Ukrainian soldiers became victims of war crimes of the Russian Federation in the area of the Green Way.
- The actions of the international community are required: the arrest of criminals, the strengthening of sanctions and the release of prisoners.
- Russia violates the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War, its actions cannot go unpunished.
- The international community must actively respond to the war crimes committed by the Russian Federation and demand the responsibility of the perpetrators.
Sybiga appealed to partners and the ISS after the execution of Ukrainian fighters in the Kursk region
Russia treats Ukrainian prisoners of war cruelly, which is a manifestation of absolute barbarism and a gross violation of international humanitarian law and the laws of war, Andrii Sybiga noted.
Russia's mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war is absolute barbarism, grave violation of international humanitarian law, laws and customs of war. Executions are becoming more frequent, 95% of POWs are subjected to torture according to the UN, denied basic needs and access.
— Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 (@andrii_sybiha) October 13, 2024
He emphasized that cases of executions of Ukrainian prisoners are becoming more and more frequent. According to the UN, 95% of prisoners of war are subjected to torture and do not have access to basic means of subsistence.
The head of the Foreign Ministry called on the international community to take immediate action: to issue warrants of the International Criminal Court for the arrest of Russian criminals, to increase sanctions pressure, to demand access of international observers and doctors to places of detention, as well as to facilitate the release of prisoners and all illegally detained persons.
What preceded it
Deepstate analysts, citing sources from the 1st OTBr, note that Russian troops shot dead nine Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region.
According to their data, it happened on October 10 in the area of the settlement Zeleny Shlyah. According to preliminary data, Ukrainian drone operators and allies "came to the positions with the opinion that they were in the relative rear, but they were already forced to come into contact with the enemy and fire back."
As DeepState points out, the amount of white ammunition is limited, so the Ukrainian fighters were forced to surrender.
Dmytro Lubinets, the VRU Commissioner for Human Rights, emphasized that information about the possible shooting by the Russians of 9 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kurshchyna is again spreading on social networks.
Such actions are a gross violation of the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War! I once again sent letters to the UN and the ICRC regarding another crime by the Russians. These actions should not go unpunished, and the enemy should bear all responsibility. Russia is a terrorist country that violates all the rules and customs of war. The international community should not turn a blind eye to such crimes! Lubinets noted.
