The video of the brutal execution of a Ukrainian soldier: “Another proof that this war is genocidal”

A video of the brutal execution of a Ukrainian soldier in the hands of Russian troops was broadcast in the last hours on social networks, unleashing the indignation and the claim Kyiv authorities to investigate war crimes.

In the picture you see an unarmed man smoking without a fight in a wooded area. A voiceover asks to be recorded, to which the prisoner responds: “Glory to Ukraine”. These were his last words before being shot down by several bursts of Russian fire.

“Appalling video of an unarmed Ukrainian POW executed by Russian forces simply for saying ‘Glory to Ukraine’. Another proof that this war is genocidalcondemned Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

“It is imperative that (Prosecutor) Karim Khan launch an immediate investigation by the International Criminal Court into this heinous war crime. The perpetrators must face justice,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

For his part, Andriy Yermak, chief of staff of the president, Volodimir Zelensky, exclaimed: “War crimes are cultivated in Russia. And they are whitewashed by their propaganda and myths about “Nazis”. Another example is the murder of a captured man. And it is also an example of their national insignificance and weakness.

He also pointed out that “there will be a judgment for each of these war crimes”. “Nobody can hide it,” added the president’s chief of staff.

Ukraine is seeking to create a special tribunal to try Russian leaders.

The ICC has launched its own investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, thanks to Kiev’s acceptance of its jurisdiction, although neither Ukraine nor Russia are members of the court, created in 2002.

Due to a change in the Rome Statutewhich determines the functioning of the court, it can prosecute the crime of aggression since 2018, but not in the case of non-member countries, such as Russia.

For its part, the European Commission plans to set up the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crimes of Aggression (ICPA), which aims to preserve evidence and prepare its analysis for a possible trial of Russian aggression. against Ukraine, for next summer., while judicial coordination with the United States is expanded.

Spokesperson Christian Wigand explained on Monday that, following the signing this weekend of an amended agreement on the role of the ICPA by the seven partners of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), Eurojust “will now proceed with the technical installation of the center and we hope that the first components will be ready in the coming months, for the summer”.

(With information from AFP and EFE)

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