Plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners when it was downed by anti-aircraft fire originating from Kharkiv, Russia’s defense ministry claims.
Prisoner abuse, including torture and summary execution, is a daily occurrence on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, reflecting a brutal, ongoing conflict in which both sides are accused of human rights violations and war crimes, according to an Amnesty International report.
Plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners when it was downed by anti-aircraft fire originating from Kharkiv, Russia’s defense ministry claims.
Prisoner abuse, including torture and summary execution, is a daily occurrence on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, reflecting a brutal, ongoing conflict in which both sides are accused of human rights violations and war crimes, according to an Amnesty International report.