A senior representative of the Prosecutor’s Office stated on Nov. 6 that Kyiv is aware of 124 Ukrainian POWs who were executed on the battlefield by Russian forces throughout the full-scale conflict.
Ukrainian authorities receive regular reports of murders, torture and ill treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of War. These reports have increased in recent months. The majority of cases were reported in the embattled Donetsk Oblast.
Denyslysenko, head of the war crimes department, told national television that 49 criminal investigations are underway in relation to the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Prosecutors reported on November 5 that the most recent cases included the killing of six captured Ukrainians near Pokrovsk, in Donetsk Oblast.
“We are now analysing all these cases and looking for patterns… We consider all these cases comprehensively, and the involvement by a particular armed group is, of course analyzed in every case,” Lysenko stated.
According to him prosecutors are building charges against representatives of Russian military leadership that may have been involved in the organization of such executions or failing to take steps to prevent them.
Former Prosecutor-General Andriy Kostin described the killing of Ukrainian soldiers in captivity as a “deliberate Russian policy”.
In 2024, about 80% of the cases involving the execution of Ukrainian POWs have been recorded. However, the trend started to emerge in November 2023 when “there was a change in attitude of Russian military staff towards our prisoners of warfare for the worse,” Yurii Belousov said, a senior official of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Denyslysenko, the head of the department that focuses on war crimes, stated that 49 criminal investigations are underway regarding the executions of Ukrainian POWs.
Trump has repeatedly stated that he could end the war with Russia “in 24 hours.” What is his plan for the future?
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated that “Trump has a quality which is useful to us. As a businessman at heart, he hates to spend money on freeloaders and idiotic allies. He also dislikes charity projects and greedy international organisations.”
The Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported that on November 5, four unnamed sources in importing companies said that the Chinese state-owned Sinosure, which insures export supplies for non-payment, has started to refuse to work with Russian entrepreneurs.
According to EXPRO calculations, gross natural-gas production increased by 2.3% in October 2020 compared to the same period last year, reaching 1.66 billion cubic meters, which is the highest level since January 2022.
“The winds are blowing stronger than ever.” “Poland’s leadership will rise up to the occasion,” Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters, calling on European countries to increase defense spending.
“We have said repeatedly that the United States of America could help end the conflict of Ukraine. This cannot be achieved overnight, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated.
“They said that he would start a conflict. I am not going to start any wars, I will stop them,” said Donald Trump in a speech where he claimed victory over the 2024 presidential election.
Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister, said on X: “I am confident President Trump’s leadership is going to promote peace globally as well as in our region and ensure restart in U.S.Georgia Relations.”
Overnight, Russia launched 63 Shaheds as well as other drones as well as two Kh-59s and Kh-31P guided rockets. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that 38 drones were shot by the air defenses of Ukraine over nine regions, while 22 were “lost”.
Donald Trump is projected as winning the swing state of Wisconsin. This puts him comfortably over the benchmark needed to win with 277 electoral vote.
Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation center at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also said on Telegram that a Russian naval base was hit in the attack.
The downing of the drone in Dagestan follows a drone strike that was unprecedented in Chechnya, which borders Dagestan.
“The biggest comeback ever in U.S. politics!” Congratulations to President Donald Trump for his incredible victory. “A much needed victory for the World!” Viktor Orban posted.
Zelensky wrote: “I remember our great meeting with Trump back in September when we discussed the Ukraine-U.S. Strategic Partnership, the Victory Plan and ways to end Russian aggression against Ukraine.”
Victoria Spartz, despite being the only U.S. legislator born in Ukraine did not vote in favor of the Senate foreign aid legislation that included more than $60 billion for Ukraine’s assistance in April 2024.
Pennsylvania, a pivotal state with a large Ukrainian community, played a major role in the U.S. presidential elections of 2024. Both candidates have aggressively campaigned in the state. Trump and Harris held dueling rallies the night before the election.
Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated on Nov. 6 that Russian forces had suffered 7,905 deaths, 12,220 injuries, and 717 captures during the almost three-month-long Kursk incursion.
Reuters reported that the chief of Australia’s intelligence agency, Mr. John Reilly, said on November 6, that Beijing’s “massive supply” of dual-use products, as well diplomatic and economic support from China, allows Russia to continue their war against Ukraine.
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