Russia, suspected of performing hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers taken prisoners. Kiev opened dozens of criminal investigations
Ukrainian soldiers released after an exchange of prisoners with Russia, photo: Handout / AFP / Profimedia
Ukraine investigates as possible executions the death of 263 Ukrainian soldiers who were killed after surrendering or taken prisoners by Russian troops, according to a statement issued by the General Prosecutor's Office, informs EFE, taken by Agerpres.
The Prosecutor's Office also investigates as possible death in July 2022 in a prison in Olenivka, in the area occupied by Russia in the Ukrainian region (East), 59 Ukrainian war prisoners following an explosion produced in their cabin, which Kiev believes has been caused from within and attribute it to the Russians.
According to the statement, the Office of the Attorney General has already opened 80 files for these alleged executions, and nine Russian soldiers were officially accused of being responsible for crimes. Ukraine usually performs such procedures in the absence of the incriminated.
The strategic city of Donetsk besieged for months by the Russian army is shaking. The sabotage groups entered the interior, fights “on the ground and in the air”
Ukraine usually documents these cases based on video recordings that appeared on social networks or filmed by the army drones, where you can see the moments after capturing the Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield.
Kiev and prisoners of Ukrainian war who returned to Ukraine following the prisoners with the Russian side also denounces systematic tortures during their captivity in Russia.
According to the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine, over 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers were still in captivity in Russia.
