Politics

UN sounds alarm over rising executions of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

 04.02.2025, 18:42
Graffiti in Odesa honoring Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Matsievskyi, who was captured and executed by Russian servicemen in December 2022. Photo: Yulii Zozulia / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Graffiti in Odesa honoring Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Matsievskyi, who was captured and executed by Russian servicemen in December 2022. Photo: Yulii Zozulia / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Many captive Ukrainian soldiers were “shot dead on the spot.”