Ukraine's Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, has accused Russian forces of executing five unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) after their capture. Lubinets announced on Telegram that he intends to report this incident to the United Nations,

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 issue of Russia’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine was put firmly on the international agenda in May 2024, when the US imposed new sanctions on Russia, accusing it of resorting to the use of tear gas and chloropicrin, an odourless toxic irritant, on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Ukraine's prosecutor is investigating the execution of four Ukrainian POWs by Russia. The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (KHPG) reports 147 Ukrainian POWs killed in 2024, calling for international accountability for Russia's executions,

The 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released an investigation exposing war crimes committed by Russian troops in the village of Nevske, Luhansk Oblast. Source: investigation titled Crimes on the Phone: The 3rd Assault Brigade Gathers Evidence of Russian Soldiers Killing Civilians in Luhansk Oblast Details: Soldiers from the

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.