Russian Military Command Likely Encourages Executions of Prisoners – ISW.

Increase in Executions of Ukrainian Prisoners of War

Analysts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report an increase in cases of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war. According to them, this may be caused by orders or encouragement from Russian commanders.

The latest execution occurred on October 10, when Russian troops shot nine Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. This was reported by the OSINT project.

Reports indicate that Ukrainian drone operators accidentally encountered Russian forces and were forced to surrender after exhausting their ammunition. However, according to the data, they were disarmed, lined up, and shot, violating the Geneva Convention.

Experts conclude that the increase in executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war is the result of orders or encouragement from Russian commanders. The largest execution occurred on October 1, when 16 Ukrainian fighters were killed by Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction.

«ISW continues to track footage and reports of executions of Ukrainian servicemen by Russian servicemen and observes a broader trend of Russian abuses against Ukrainian prisoners of war on various fronts, which appear to have been allowed, if not directly approved, by specific Russian commanders», analysts state.

In light of these reports, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, noting that such actions violate the Geneva Convention.

It is also known that an independent international UN commission has found new evidence of torture by Russia of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in occupied territories of Ukraine and in Russia.