2023-04-26 08:00:00
On the 25th, the United Nations urged both Ukraine and Russia to treat prisoners of war humanely.
Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said at a briefing held in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 23rd, referring to audio files uploaded to various Telegram channels.
We urgently call on both #Russia & #Ukraine authorities to investigate & condemn audio recordings, in which people appear to order the summary execution of prisoners of war or declare that there shall be no survivors on the battlefield. Full statement here:…
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) April 25, 2023
The file contained “a person believed to be a member of the Ukrainian army ordered the killing of a prisoner of the Wagner Group[Russian mercenary company],” spokesman Shamdasani explained.
Allegations of war crimes on the Ukrainian side.
Another voice “suggests that the person who appears to be the head of Wagner’s group will no longer accept prisoners on the battlefield,” spokesman Shamdasani added.
It is a story that a Russian mercenary company has set up a policy to kill Ukrainian soldiers without treatment.
The authenticity of these audio files has yet to be confirmed, spokesman Shamdasani said.
However, Spokesman Shamdasani said the statements in the file might in themselves “provide or encourage the summary execution of prisoners of war or soldiers who have lost their combat capability” and would constitute a war crime if true. emphasized.
“We demand that Russian and Ukrainian authorities comply with their international legal obligations to investigate these recordings and prosecute those responsible,” spokesman Shamdasani said.
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