Lubinets to appeal to UN and Red Cross over shooting of Ukrainians during ceasefire

Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, will appeal to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding the execution of four Ukrainian prisoners of war and an evacuation team during the Easter truce.

According to Ukrinform, he announced this on Telegram.

“This is a gross and cynical violation of international humanitarian law, in particular the Geneva Conventions. I am immediately sending letters to the ICRC and the UN regarding these crimes: the world must know that Russia systematically violates every possible rule of war and has turned terror into its tactic,” Lubinets wrote.

He clarified that, according to available information from open sources, the Russians carried out an assault on Ukrainian positions, resulting in four of our soldiers being taken prisoner. However, instead of complying with international humanitarian law, the occupiers shot the unarmed Ukrainians on the spot.

In addition, last night the Russians killed a Ukrainian evacuation group near Huliaypole in the Zaporizhzhia region. This occurred despite the so-called “ceasefire.”

As reported by Ukrinform, Vladimir Putin announced a temporary cessation of hostilities in the war against Ukraine on the eve of Easter. The Kremlin noted that the ceasefire would be in effect from 4:00 p.m. Moscow time on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, 2026.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on April 3 that the Ukrainian side had forwarded a request to the U.S. regarding a proposal to the Russians for a ceasefire on Easter.

On April 8, Zelensky stated that the Ukrainian side is ready to respond in kind if the Russians cease their attacks.