The Russians posted a video of torture of the Ukrainian military: criminal proceedings were opened

The video was also published by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets and said he had already addressed the official letters to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN to document the fact of bullying. Where the shocking video was shot - it is unknown. Lubinets suggests that it happened in the Kharkiv direction. "The video recorded beating, humiliation, threats, imitation of execution.

Unfortunately, such a handling of Ukrainian prisoners of war is no exception to the rules, but the usual tactics for the occupiers. Such actions are a violation of Geneva conventions, according to which prisoners of war are entitled to , - said Lubin.

He noted that this case should be recorded as another proof of the violation of international humanitarian law by the Russian Federation and stressed that he had already addressed the official letters to the ICCC and the UN to document the fact of bullying. The video shows how prisoners with tied hands and tied eyes are beaten, thrown to the ground and imitating the shooting, shooting from a machine gun near the head of one of the prisoners. The invaders do not hide their faces.

"Russia does not follow any rules of war and is absolutely not ashamed to show its cruel and anti -human actions!", - the commander wrote. The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office was informed that a pre -trial investigation was launched on violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

"The video shows how Russian military causes Ukrainian fighters, as well as mimic executions by shot from automatic weapons near the head of one of the prisoners of war. In addition, the invaders apply psychological pressure to Ukrainian defenders on the video, forcing the USSR. The prosecutor's office emphasized that such actions are a violation of the Geneva conventions, according to which prisoners of war are entitled to humane attitude.

Currently, measures aimed at establishing victims and servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are being taken. The pre -trial investigation is managed by the SBU in Kharkiv region. We will remind, on May 31 there was an exchange of prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia. 75 Ukrainians returned home. It was the 52nd exchange since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.