The occupiers shot two Ukrainian prisoners of war

According to him, "it became known from social networks that the enemy probably shot two Ukrainian servicemen on the outskirts of Zatyshsha (Zaporizhzhia region — ed.).

This is another deliberate step by the Russian Federation aimed at intimidation and demonstrative disregard for the norms of international humanitarian law. Such killings are not isolated cases — they form the systemic nature of the criminal behavior of the aggressor state.

Dmytro Lubinets

Ombudsman of Ukraine

Lubinets emphasizes that the killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, which qualifies as a grave international crime.

He has already sent official letters to the ICRC and the UN. The international community must immediately respond to such systemic gross violations by Russia.

Previously, the Zaporizhia District Court found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment Russian serviceman Dmitry Kurashov, who in January 2024 shot a Ukrainian soldier on the battlefield who had surrendered and was kneeling with his hands raised.