The UN confirmed the torture of Russian prisoners of war by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

More than half of the prisoners of war captured by Ukraine have confirmed the facts of torture in Ukrainian captivity. This was reported on June 30 in a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

"OHCHR interviewed 95 prisoners of war captured by Ukraine, including 21 citizens of third countries. 59 prisoners of war described acts of torture and ill—treatment," the document published on the UN website says.

It clarifies that prisoners of war were subjected to beatings, dog attacks, mock executions, humiliation and other forms of ill-treatment.

OHCHR also confirmed that on February 2022, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) executed at least 26 Russian soldiers who were captured or wounded on the battlefield.

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On May 30, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that crimes committed against Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine were comparable to torture in Nazi concentration camps. She noted that it is particularly alarming that the ill-treatment of prisoners of war is systemic and, according to the testimony of the prisoners themselves, bullying is sometimes carried out under the supervision or literally with the approval of Ukrainian officials.