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At Least 337 Ukrainian POWs 'Brutally' Executed by Russia, Ukraine's Ombudsman Says

Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman reports 95% of POWs face systematic torture and urges global action to document and prosecute abuses by Russian forces.

"Russia has turned torture into state policy and uses it as a weapon," Ukraine's Human Rights Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, said.

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Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets called on the world to increase Russia's accountability for the torture of Ukrainian prisoners. Lubinets' remarks were made during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing his Telegram message. Read also: Zelenskyy: We received documents with Russia's plans for 2026-2027. The ombudsman emphasized that the aggressor country has "turned torture into state policy"…

As of the end of 2025, Russians had executed 337 Ukrainian prisoners of war. This was announced at a meeting of the UN Council on March 3 by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets. Lubinets noted that Russia has turned torture into an instrument of war, and more than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war are systematically tortured. YOU WILL BE INTERESTED In the Pokrovsky sector, Russian troops executed six captured Ukrai…

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He stated this during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture within the framework of the UN Human Rights Council meeting. According to him, the Russians deliberately use torture as a state policy and weapon. According to UN data, more than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war are subjected to systematic torture, and as of the end of 2025 337 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been deliberately and brutally executed by the Russ…

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United24 broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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