As of early July, it is known that Russians have executed 268 Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Office of the Ombudsman believes these executions may be ordered by the highest military leadership of the Russian Federation.
This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, during a press conference marking his third anniversary in office.
"According to our data, investigations are ongoing into the execution of 268 Ukrainian POWs by Russian soldiers. We see that this number has drastically increased over the past year," Lubinets said.
He emphasized that such actions could not happen on Russian territory without systemic approval from the top leadership.
"We understand that this treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war is accepted at the very 'top,' so to speak. Unfortunately, we see this in reality," he added.
