Russia accelerating executions of Ukrainian POWs: UN

The United Nations has expressed “alarm” over a sharp rise in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces.

According to a report published on Monday by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, 79 executions took place in 24 separate incidents since August 2024.

The mission obtained footage and photographs published by both Ukrainian and Russian sources documenting the dead bodies. Interviews with witnesses were also conducted, and incidents were geolocated and matched to areas where Russian forces were operating.

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