After publication of footage allegedly showing Ukrainian troops shooting Russian prisoners, hrw's aisreidy says 'all the information in the videos that suggests abuse, and maybe worse, of POWs needs to be subject to an effective investigation.'
showing Ukrainian troops shooting Russian prisoners of war would depict war crimes, while calling on Ukraine to"ensure an effective investigation" into the alleged abuse.in a statement that"if confirmed, the beating and shooting of captured combatants in their legs would constitute a war crime, and Ukraine needs to demonstrate that it is able and willing to prevent and punish serious violations of international humanitarian law.
HRW senior legal adviser Aisling Reidy said that"all the information in the videos that suggests abuse, and maybe worse, of POWs needs to be subject to an effective investigation. It should be possible to verify if abuse took place, and from there to hold those responsible to account." The incident appears to have occurred at a dairy farm in a village near Kharkiv two days after Ukrainian forces retook the area. The videos were posted on social media late last month. On March 28, Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov
video recorded at the same dairy farm showing the charred remains of what appeared to be people in Russian military uniforms. It is not known if they are the same soldiers who appeared in the previous videos.
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