Execution of a Ukrainian prisoner for the words “Glory to Ukraine”

The Russian occupying forces continue to abuse the citizens of Ukraine, who found themselves on the territory of the terrorist’s country against their own will. The Russian Federation carries out a policy of genocide against the citizens of Ukraine

“The shooting of a captured Ukrainian serviceman is a violation of the Geneva Conventions. It is a manifestation of baseness and meanness,” Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.

This is how he reacted to the video in which a Ukrainian prisoner is shot for saying “Glory to Ukraine”.

Russia will have to answer for every committed war crime, Lubinets points out.

“When the words “Glory to Ukraine” evoke honor, respect and pride all over the world, Russians are shot for the Ukrainian slogan… It is very painful to look at what the occupiers are doing to our people. The goal of Ukraine, like the entire democratic world, is to attract the Russian Federation to responsibility,” Lubinets wrote.

He indicates that he has already sent this video to international partners and fellow ombudsmen from different countries of the world as confirmation of yet another Russian war crime. On March 6, a video appeared on the Internet showing Russians shooting an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner after he said “Glory to Ukraine.”

The first video was published by activist Serhii Sternenko. Dmytro Lubinets has now spread it.

“Another war crime by the Russians. A Ukrainian soldier was captured. After he said “Glory to Ukraine”, the Russians shot him and filmed it,” Sternenko wrote.

In the video, a soldier stands in the forest and smokes in a trench or dug hole. A voice over says: “Shoot” and the camera goes up. The soldier says “Glory to Ukraine”, after which he is shot and falls. A voice-over speaks obscenities in Russian.

The identity of the Ukrainian serviceman and the place where the video was shot are currently unknown.

Later, a screenshot from the video was published on his Facebook by journalist Yury Butusov, who appealed to those who have information about the man in the video or the circumstances of his capture to report it.

“We have to testify to another war crime of the Russian army and perpetuate the memory of a person,” he wrote.

Shortly after the video began to be actively spread on the Internet, a post appeared in the telegram of the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak.

“War crimes are cultivated in Russia. And they are whitewashed by propaganda and myths about “Nazis”. The killing of a person who was captured is another example of this,” Yermak wrote.

“And this is also an example of their national insignificance and weakness. There will be retribution for every such war crime. No one will be able to hide from it,” he added.

At the same time, Yermak did not refer to the aforementioned video and did not indicate that this comment was about him.

Meanwhile, some users have raised concerns about the ethics of sharing videos and screenshots that identify the deceased before his identity is officially released to notify his relatives of his death.