Desecration of the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers: Lubinets comments on Russia’s policy
Dmytro Lubinets reported this on his Telegram channel.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke about an incident involving the desecration of the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers in the Huliaipole area.
According to him, this crime must be addressed at the highest levels of the UN.
The Ombudsman reported that the UN monitoring mission had already responded to the Ukrainian side’s appeal and recorded the incident. He expects the information to be included in a report to be submitted to the UN General Secretariat, and for the matter itself to be considered separately by the UN General Assembly.
Lubinec emphasised that such actions by the Russian military are not isolated incidents.
“We even have data on 337 of our soldiers who surrendered and were deliberately shot by Russian soldiers,” he said.
According to him, this constitutes war crimes and indicates a systematic practice by the Russian army.
The Ombudsman also reported that, according to his information and that of Ukrainian intelligence, in the case in the Huliaipole area, Russian soldiers were acting on the orders of their immediate superior.
“We therefore understand that this is a deliberate practice of the Russian army,” he emphasised.
Lubinec described the reaction of international partners as insufficient. He noted that expressions of “deep concern” cannot be a response to such crimes.
The Ombudsman is calling for concrete action: recognising the Russian army’s actions as war crimes, bringing specific Russian military personnel to criminal justice, warrants from the International Criminal Court, and the establishment of a special tribunal.
He also criticised the international human rights protection system, stating that there is currently no effective mechanism for responding to the crimes Russia commits on a daily basis.
Separately, on air, Lubinets spoke about his annual report for 2025.
According to him, the record number of complaints to the Ombudsman’s Office indicates not only growing trust in the institution but also systemic problems within the state.
Among the problem areas, he cited the protection of the rights of internally displaced persons, children, veterans and military personnel defending Ukraine.
He also spoke specifically about the need to increase pay for military personnel and issues with payments related to injuries.
Lubinets reported that the Verkhovna Rada had considered his annual report for 2025, and 314 MPs had voted in favour of it. According to him, this should serve as a signal to government bodies to implement the recommendations of the Ombudsman’s Office.
As reported by ThePublic, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, stated that the number of complaints regarding violations of citizens’ rights during mobilisation had increased 333-fold compared to 2022. According to him, the Ombudsman’s Office had received over 6,000 such complaints.
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