“On July 28 in Ukraine, the memory of those who They were executed, tortured or died in captivity. This day is not just a day of mourning. It is a day of pain that does not stop. About people we didn't manage to embrace. About crimes that do not expire and which Ukraine must tell the world ” – emphasized the Ukrainian commander -in -chief of Syrski Oleksandr.
He added that systematic crimes at prisoners of war became part of the Kremlin's war practice. The Russians torture, shoot, humiliate, use people as live shields, a tool of propaganda and blackmail. Russia violates the Geneva conventions, the UN convention against torture, the Roman statute of the International Criminal Court and the basics of the humanistic tradition.
“Ołeniwka, torture in captivity, sexual violence, improper food, lack of medical assistance and contact with families – these are not exceptions, but the cells of intentional policy … We are dealing with An organized system of bullying over Ukrainian prisoners. It is not enough to observe – international institutions must operate. Pressure is needed. Access. Control. Responsibility … We worship the fallen in captivity. Tortured. Destroyed. We remember. And we will not forgive, “Syrski emphasized.
“The names of the fallen will always remain in our memory, in our actions, in every ball and projectile fired in the occupiers. SBU documents Russia's war crimes. Everyone who is involved in the torture of Ukrainian soldiers will be judged fairly,” the Security Service of Ukraine said.
A symbolic day aims to commemorate everyone who died in Russian captivity. The date was chosen not by accident: On the night of July 28-29, 2022, Russia had an assassination in Cologne near Ołeniwkawhere the defenders of Zakłady Azowstal were kept.
