The number of executed Ukrainian prisoners of war is increasing, — Prosecutor General's Office

In October-November of this year, 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war were shot by the Russian military. Prosecutors recorded the facts of the crimes and opened criminal proceedings.

Taras Semkiv, Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Conditions of Armed Conflict, of the Prosecutor General's Office, announced this.

Taras Semkiv reported that the number of executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war is increasing. Photo: Find.org.ua

According to him, 13 criminal proceedings were opened based on these facts, which is a third of all cases initiated in 2024.

In total, the prosecutor's office is investigating 53 proceedings related to the shooting of 177 defenders of Ukraine. Most of them were registered this year.

«Obviously, there is an increase in the number of such cases. This is happening in all areas of the front. We understand which units are involved in this,» said Semkiv.

He also reported that four criminal proceedings have already been opened on the facts of the shootings of Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia.

«According to our data, at least 20 people were shot. However, this crime is latent. We do not yet have all the data on the shooting of our servicemen. It is obvious that their total number can be higher,» he stated.

We will remind that the Russians shot Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Pokrovsk direction.