Russia is allegedly ratcheting up its heinous war crimes, executing Ukrainian prisoners at an increasingly high rate — with 86% of all of the murders occurring this past year. At least 147 Ukrainian POWs have been executed since Russia invaded the country in 2022 — and 127 of them were killed just this year,

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reacted to a video allegedly showing Russian troops executing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on Dec. 22, vowing to report "another crime" to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to seek justice.

Ukrainian forces have also been accused of executing Russian prisoners of war, but the number of such claims has been much smaller. Yuri Belousov says that the Ukrainian prosecution service treats such accusations "very seriously" and is investigating them - but so far no one has been charged.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has responded to the execution of Ukrainian soldiers, noting that Russian commanders condone these executions, which is a clear violation of international law.

Russian forces have once again executed Ukrainian prisoners of war, as recorded by drone operators from the 110th Brigade. Earlier, the BBC reported that Russian forces are increasingly executing Ukrainian prisoners of war.