In eight of the reported instances, movies confirmed Russian servicemen killing Ukrainian POWs who had laid down their weapons or utilizing different captured Ukrainian POWs as human shields.
“As of 29 February 2024, OHCHR had obtained corroborating data for one of many movies,” the report reads. “In that video, what seems to be a bunch of armed Russian troopers stands 15-20 meters behind three Ukrainian servicemen who’re kneeling with their fingers behind their heads. After a number of seconds, smoke seems from the Russian troopers’ weapons and the Ukrainian servicemen fall to the bottom.”
“One of many armed troopers then approaches the our bodies and shoots at one of many troopers mendacity on the bottom,” in line with the report.
Over the winter Russia additionally launched 60 Ukrainian POWs. One in every of them confirmed to OHCHR that the incident featured within the video happened close to Robotyne in December 2023 and that the killed servicemen have been from his unit.
In one other incident, three Ukrainian POWs, captured by Russian troops, have been executed in the beginning of January 2024 in Zaporizhzhia.
“In accordance with a witness, two Ukrainian troopers have been executed on the spot after their give up. Russian servicemen killed a 3rd Ukrainian POW who had been injured by a mine whereas being compelled by the Russian servicemen to conduct demining work,” the report states.
