One of them [protests] concerned the shooting of 16 Ukrainian soldiers who laid down their arms on 30 September near Pokrovsk. This is a gross and blatant violation of Russia's obligations under the Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war."
The PACE considers it essential that the International Committee of the Red Cross be granted immediate and unimpeded access to all places of detention in accordance with the terms and conditions of its mandate,
And we have documented even more attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure,
We have interviewed 174 Ukrainian prisoners of war, and this includes five medics since March of last year, and almost every single one provided credible and reliable and detailed accounts of torture and severe ill-treatment,
During the reporting period, Russian armed forces continued to target energy infrastructure across Ukraine, affecting essential services and deepening concerns about the plight of the civilian population with winter approaching,
Russian public figures have openly called for the inhumane treatment and execution of Ukrainian POWs,
When external officials of the Russian Federation visited internment sites, in many instances, the torture and ill treatment temporarily ceased and conditions improved, indicating that those responsible for these facilities were aware of the mistreatment,
Rolling blackouts are expected to resume this winter,
However, in nearly all cases, torture and ill-treatment stopped when prisoners arrived at official places of internment, where conditions appeared generally compliant with international standards,
The cascading damage from these attacks has affected essential services like electricity, water, heating, sewage and public education,
The change is being made due to the fact that current legislation does not allow military contracts to be concluded with defendants if their case is in court,
It is a finite resource and the decision to send people on trial to the ‘special military operation’ shows that the number of prisoners available is dwindling,
This is the most massive known case of execution of Ukrainian POWs on the front line,
The wounded who showed signs of life were killed at close range by an automatic rifle burst,
The murders and torture of prisoners are not an accident, but a purposeful policy of the Russian military and political leadership,
Of the approximately 60,000 defendants, 40% are expected to be taken away,