Russia executed 77 civilian detainees in Ukraine: UN

By Republica
Published: June 27, 2023 04:56 PM

KATHMANDU, June 27: Russia has executed 77 civilians being held in arbitrary detention in Ukraine, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday.

"We documented the summary execution of 77 civilians while they were arbitrarily detained by the Russian Federation," Matilda Bogner, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, told a press briefing in Geneva.