They are disguised in military uniforms and shown in the propaganda media.
There is evidence that, retreating from Kyiv , the Russian military abducted civilian Ukrainians, who are now shown in the Russian media as “captives” of the Armed Forces. This was announced by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmila Denisova on Facebook.
“Our citizens have been disguised in military uniforms and forced to take part in propaganda videos on YouTube and TV channels,” Denisova said. p>
According to her, one of such men was recognized by relatives in the video.
The Commissioner for Human Rights added that the Ukrainian serviceman, released from captivity, also spoke about the mass abduction of civilians. He reported that more than 40 captured Ukrainian civilians were being held in a pre-trial detention center in the Russian city of Kursk.
. In fact, this may indicate the mass execution of civilians in Ukraine, “said Denisova.
She recalled that such actions by Russia are war crimes and crimes against humanity under Articles 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and in direct violation of Articles 3 and 34 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Articles 9 and 21 of the International Covenant on Civil War. and political rights and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Earlier, Lyudmila Denisova spoke about the abuse of Russian prisoners of war by Russians who managed to return from Russia.
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