Shooting of Ukrainian prisoners in Avdiivka: Lubinets revealed the details

Dmytro Lubinets. Photo: Unian

Ukraine had agreements with Russia regarding wounded soldiers who could not be evacuated from Avdiivka, but the Russians cynically violated these agreements.

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets told about this on the air of the telethon.

According to the ombudsman, the Russians were supposed to capture wounded Ukrainian soldiers, provide them with aid, and then return them as part of a prisoner exchange.

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«We had the opportunity to communicate with the Russian side. We previously agreed that the wounded Ukrainian soldiers would be officially taken prisoner, provided with assistance, and then returned through the exchange procedure. Unfortunately, the Russian side has once again shown that any agreements may not be fulfilled,» he explained.

As Dmytro Lubinets emphasized, Ukraine constantly faces the fact that the Russian Federation violates agreements and norms of humanitarian law.

«We don't know what to do about it,» the ombudsman added.

Earlier it became known that the Russian occupiers shot six captured defenders at the Museum («Zenith») position in Avdiivka, who remained during the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops. Relatives of servicemen identified their bodies from videos on social networks.

Subsequently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to investigate the circumstances of the death of Ukrainian prisoners during the exit from Avdiivka.