TREATMENT OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE HANDS OF UKRAINE
TREATMENT OF RUSSIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE HANDS OF UKRAINE

Summary/Abstract: In the current international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, both parties have taken many prisoners of war. Their treatment is regulated by international humanitarian law (IHL), particularly the Geneva Convention III on the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 1949 and Additional Protocol I on the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts 1977. The research aim of this article is to identify the legal standards applicable to the treatment of Russian prisoners of war under Ukrainian control and evaluate Ukraine’s respect for them. The authors attempt to answer the following research questions: has Ukraine complied with international humanitarian law and Ukrainian law rules on the treatment of prisoners of war? Is Ukrainian law compatible with IHL?

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