Ongoing war crimes were being committed by both warring sides of the conflict in Ukraine conflict found an Amnesty International report into the situation.
Amnesty’s program director for Europe and Central Asia programs, John Dalhuisen, said,
“Prisoners on both sides have been beaten and subjected to mock executions. We have also documented summary killings of those held by separatist groups. It is a war crime to torture or deliberately kill captives taken during conflict.”
The report outlined accounts of torture and detention by former prisoners, who were stabbed, kicked and deprived of sleep for days. The investigators interviewed over 30 former prisoners of war, including 16 held by Pro-Kiev forces and 17 by separatists, reports Deutsche Welle.