Kyiv's human rights ombudsman has written to the UN, after reports that Russia executed Ukrainian PoWs.

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has denounced the alleged execution of nine captured Ukrainian troops by Russian forces in the Kursk border region.

Dmytro Lubinets said he had written to the United Nations and the Red Cross about the allegations, accusing Moscow of breaching “all the rules and customs of war”.

The intervention follows reporting by Ukrainian battlefield analysis site DeepState, which published drone footage purporting to show the dead troops who it said were drone operators. Officials in Russia have yet to comment on the allegations.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    If they were drone operators out in the open I suppose thats a pretty good case that they were unarmed?

    • unexposedhazardEnglish
      10·
      3 days ago

      Why would drone operators be unarmed tho? They should at least be carrying handguns.

      Still a warcrime ofc if they were disarmed and pows at time of execution.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        3 days ago

        If I were a drone operator with a handgun I think I’d prefer to stay indoors, but maybe I’m wrong idk.