#Russian forces allegedly #executed 5 Ukrainian #POWs in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported on March 13.

Lubinets referred to video circulating on social media that shows unarmed Ukrainian soldiers killed after being captured by #RussianTroops.

According to Ukrainian activist Serhii Sternenko, a video of the suspected execution was recorded in #Kursk Oblast, near the village of #Kozacha #Loknya.

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-troops-executed-five-ukrainian-pows-in-kursk-oblast-ombudsman-says/

Peace for Russia is when no Ukrainians left alive

3 years ago, in March 2022, satellite images showed the first mass grave of civilians in Bucha

At the Church of St Andrew, there is a Wall of Remembrance for #civilians #killed by #RussianTroops during occupation

5 March, several days into the occupation, a family tried to evacuate

#Russian forces opened fire at them, at the entire #family in streets of #Bucha, Father Andriy recalled

https://www.euronews.com/2025/03/11/view-from-bucha-peace-for-russia-is-when-there-are-no-more-ukrainians-left-alive

#UkrainianDrones destroyed #Russian #Murom-M long-range #surveillance system near Vovchansk in #Kharkiv Oblast, by Ukraine’s #Khortytsia group

Russian forces "were not saved by the anti-drone net that covered it from all sides

1st 2 #drones punched a hole in it, with 3rd destroying the system

#RussianTroops & vehicle transporting infantry, ammunition came under attack in the same area, the Khortytsia group of forces said.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-destroy-russian-long-range-surveillance-system-show-combat-footage/

Ombudsman Lubinets reacted to video showing #RussianTroops #executing #Ukrainian #POWs on Dec. 22, vowing to report yet another crime to UN & #RedCross

Video shows how Russian soldiers shot 5 captured Ukrainian defenders, referring to #drone #footage released by the 110th Mechanized Brigade

It appears to have captured Russian troops #shooting #surrendered Ukrainian soldiers from behind

https://kyivindependent.com/ombudsman-reacts-to-alleged-russian-execution-of-ukrainian-pows/

#Russians drop #explosives from #UAV, injuring #civilians in Beryslav and #Kherson

#RussianTroops continue to target people in Kherson Oblast, dropping explosives on civilians from UAVs. A resident of #Beryslav and three residents of Kherson were injured on the morning of 26 November as a result of a Russian attack.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/26/7486345/

Stranded Russian troops in Kursk Oblast could top-up Ukraine’s POW fund

Ukraine is continuing to successfully use terrain to advance in #Kursk Oblast, three weeks into the operation. A number of #Russian troops are now cut off by Ukraine’s target attacks on key #bridges in Kursk Oblast.

They are at risk of becoming prisoners of war (POWs) if they cannot be evacuated soon, experts have told the Kyiv Independent.

https://kyivindependent.com/in-kursk-oblast-destroyed-bridges-and-stranded-russian-troops-present-another-difficult-situation-for-the-kremlin-2/

120,000 #RussianTroops killed in Ukraine

Meduza, Mediazona & BBC News Russian, have been documenting Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine through open-source research

In February, they estimated 83,000 Russian soldiers killed, based on analysis of a restricted but non-classified data of inheritance cases

They compare trends to publicly available mortality data from Russia’s State Statistics records from Russian Probate Registry

https://kyivindependent.com/120-000-russian-troops-killed-in-ukraine-new-meduza-report-says/

Russia’s suspected violations in Ukraine include 142 summary #executions of Ukrainian #civilians by #RussianTroops since the start of the full-scale invasion, UN human rights chief Turk said

The numbers that the UN regularly provides on casualties of Russia’s war against Ukraine include only cases that could be safely verified; actual figures higher.

https://kyivindependent.com/un-records-142-confirmed-cases-of-russia-executing-ukrainian-civilians/

Intelligence confirms incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast

In the attack carried out by opponents of the Kremlin regime in the Belgorod region, a platoon stronghold of Russian troops was destroyed

Terebreno, Belgorod Oblast, is located 2 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine and is home to around 600 people.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-confirms-incursion-into-russias-belgorod-oblast/

Russian #graffiti is evidence of war crimes

“It is not considered a war crime if you had fun,” reads graffiti by Russian soldiers in village of #VelykaKomyshuvakha,in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast.

It was occupied by Russian forces for 6 months in 2022, during which Russian troops set up a network of torture chambers

https://kyivindependent.com/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-ukrainian-archivists-collect-russian-graffiti-as-evidence-of-war-crimes/