Vlad, Oleg and Yaroslav – these are Ukrainian soldiers, all traces of which have been lost. A year ago, we told their story on TVN “Fakti”. Today, life adds a tragic epilogue to these events, which have one thing in common – the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War is a piece of paper for the Russians.
We met with Lieutenant Vlad at the front in Donbass before the Russian invasion. He claimed that if they attack the Ukrainians, they will prepare a second Chechnya for the Russians. – I don't want the destruction of Ukrainians – the great famine to happen again. I don't want that. I am ready to die and kill for this, said Lieutenant Vladislav Bulyj in February 2022.
Ukraine became hell for the Russians, but the young officer also predicted his future. He went missing in the first weeks of the war. More than 900 days – that's how long his parents waited for information about his fate. This summer, Ukrainians found the young officer's DNA while examining the bodies of soldiers offered by the Russians as part of their exchange.
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“The cruel enemy shot at them with cluster missiles. Everything was on fire. Even the metal was on fire. Soldier Vladislav found himself in this hell. He defended the Motherland and all of us,” he said goodbye to his old Sambor. the hero
They do not know what happened to their loved ones, but they do not lose hope. “Children say: Father, we are waiting” Report of October 2023. Paweł Szot/Fakty TVN
Russians treat prisoners of war like criminals
The story of the wanted soldiers can be found in the report “Where are they?” Now life gives them tragic endings. Irina's husband was captured at the beginning of the war. After many months, he was supposed to be replaced, but almost a year ago, we lost contact with him.
– He was on the Il-76 plane, which was shot down by a Ukrainian missile. This is what the Russian side claims. Our side is silent, says Irina Soboleva, the wife of the missing Ukrainian soldier.
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Lesya Masai fought for months to free the seriously wounded boy from captivity. Success. – He was tried in Luhansk, LPR and taken to Russia. From what we know, from article 205: terrorism – says the woman.
He should spend eight years in Siberia. There is no contact with him. The Russians have not given him the status of a prisoner of war and do not respect international conventions.
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– By attacking Ukraine, the political leaders of Russia violated the Charter of the United Nations, violated international laws, and breaking documents such as the Geneva Convention or the Hague Convention is only one result, – explains the professor. Tomasz Kubin from the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice.
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For families, this is a nightmare that has been going on for almost three years. – How long can a person survive without knowing anything? Every day you wake up and go to sleep with one thought. Every day you look for a piece of information, – admits Irina Soboleva.
The fate of tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers remains unknown.
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