Treatment of prisoners of war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Ukrainian and Russian/separatist prisoners of war have suffered several forms of abuse, such as mistreatment,^[1] exposure to public curiosity,^[2] torture,^[3]^[4] or even execution.^[5]^[6]

As of November 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) conducted 159 interviews with prisoners of war held by the Russian and Russian-affiliated forces, and 175 interviews with prisoners of war held by Ukraine.^[7] The mission later expressed concern about mistreatment of prisoners of war in the conflict, as it reported that prisoners of war held by both sides had been subject to several forms of abuse.^[8]

^ "Ukraine: Respect the Rights of Prisoners of War". Human Rights Watch. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^ "Russia/Ukraine: Prisoners of war must be protected from public curiosity under Geneva Convention". Amnesty International. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ "Ukraine: Apparent POW Abuse Would Be War Crime". Human Rights Watch. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Vidéo. Prisonniers russes torturés : des vidéos vérifiées par "Le Monde" mettent en cause un bataillon de volontaires ukrainiens" [Video. Tortured Russian prisoners: videos verified by "Le Monde" implicate a battalion of Ukrainian volunteers]. Le Monde (in French). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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^ "Video appears to show Ukrainian forces killing Russian captive". Reuters. Reuters. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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^ HRMMU Update on the human rights situation in Ukraine, 24 February – 26 March 2022 (PDF) (Report). UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. 28 March 2022.

[HRW_RespectPOW-1] "Ukraine: Respect the Rights of Prisoners of War". Human Rights Watch. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.

[AI_POW_curiosity-2] "Russia/Ukraine: Prisoners of war must be protected from public curiosity under Geneva Convention". Amnesty International. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[3] "Ukraine: Apparent POW Abuse Would Be War Crime". Human Rights Watch. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[4] "Vidéo. Prisonniers russes torturés : des vidéos vérifiées par "Le Monde" mettent en cause un bataillon de volontaires ukrainiens" [Video. Tortured Russian prisoners: videos verified by "Le Monde" implicate a battalion of Ukrainian volunteers]. Le Monde (in French). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

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[Reuters_killing_POWS-6] "Video appears to show Ukrainian forces killing Russian captive". Reuters. Reuters. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[HRMMU_Prisoners_of_war-7] Cite error: The named reference HRMMU_Prisoners of war was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[HRMMU_Report_March-8] HRMMU Update on the human rights situation in Ukraine, 24 February – 26 March 2022 (PDF) (Report). UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. 28 March 2022.

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