Ukraine’s prosecutor is investigating the execution of four Ukrainian POWs by Russia. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) reports 147 Ukrainian POWs killed in 2024, calling for international accountability for Russia’s executions,

Ukrainian sniper Oleksandr Matsievsky was captured by Russians in the first year of the full-scale invasion. Later, a video emerged showing him smoking his last cigarette in a forest, apparently next to a grave he had been forced to dig.

The issue of Russia’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine was put firmly on the international agenda in May 2024, when the US imposed new sanctions on Russia, accusing it of resorting to the use of tear gas and chloropicrin, an odourless toxic irritant, on the battlefield in Ukraine.

The 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released an investigation exposing war crimes committed by Russian troops in the village of Nevske, Luhansk Oblast. Source: investigation titled Crimes on the Phone: The 3rd Assault Brigade Gathers Evidence of Russian Soldiers Killing Civilians in Luhansk Oblast Details: Soldiers from the

Russian forces have once again executed Ukrainian prisoners of war, as recorded by drone operators from the 110th Brigade. Earlier, the BBC reported that Russian forces are increasingly executing Ukrainian prisoners of war.