Ukraine accused Russia of illegally treating Ukrainian prisoners of war and using them for political purposes, Reuters reports.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry insisted on humane treatment of captured foreigners fighting on the side of Ukraine.
The department called on Moscow to strictly adhere to the provisions of international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Convention, which sets international legal standards for humanitarian treatment.
They point out that “all foreign nationals and stateless persons” fighting for Ukraine on Ukrainian territory were voluntarily accepted into military service and international humanitarian law should apply to them as well.
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The West is outraged by the death sentences for foreign fighters in Ukraine
Another Briton awaits trial
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In June, Russia announced that nearly 2,000 foreign mercenaries were killed in Ukraine since the beginning of its military operation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Poland is the “absolute leader” among European countries in the number of fighters, sent to Ukraine, followed by Romania and Great Britain. Among the so-called “mercenaries” also have fighters from Canada, the United States and Georgia.
The court in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine sentenced two Britons to death – Aidan Aslin and Sean Pinner, as well as the Moroccan Brahim Saadoun for acting as mercenaries and trying to overthrow the government.
