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Russian Forces Execute Five Ukrainian POWs on December 22; Ukraine Reports 147 Executions to UN and ICRC
Dec 22, 2024, 11:00 AM
On December 22, Russian forces executed five Ukrainian prisoners of war, as confirmed by Ukraine's 110th Mechanized Brigade and Ukraine's Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets. The incident, captured on video, shows the unarmed soldiers being shot after capture. Lubinets has reported the execution to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, calling for the perpetrators to face an international tribunal. Ukrainian prosecutors have reported a total of 147 executions of Ukrainian POWs since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, with 127 of these occurring in 2024 alone, indicating a rising trend in such war crimes.
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