No One Held Accountable for Crimes Against Russian Prisoners of War in Ukraine, UN Report Says

"The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported that as of 16 August 2024, five pre-trial investigations were carried out into possible ill-treatment, as well as wilful killings of Russian prisoners of war, under articles 434 and 438 [“violations of rules and customs of war”] of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. However, no person received a notification of suspicion in relation to these investigations," the report read.

"The vast majority of incidents of torture or ill-treatment of Russian POWs [reported by 87 interviewees] occurred in unofficial or transit locations including garages, basements, or private houses. OHCHR identified several such places. They were typically used by frontline units of the Ukrainian armed forces or by security forces and were located in Donetsk, Kharkov, Kherson, Kiev, Lugansk, and Zaporozhye regions. Russian POWs were held in these places after evacuation from the battlefield and before entering official facilities," the report read.