Defenders of Ukraine held in Russian captivity may lose immunity from criminal prosecution, warned Deputy Prosecutor General in 2019-2021 Gunduz Mammadov.

The basis for this will be the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, by which the Azov Regiment is allegedly recognized as a "

“The decision of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to recognize the Azov regiment as a terrorist organization actually deprives them of the status of combatants and prisoners of war, lifting their immunity that protects them from criminal prosecution for participating in hostilities.. Russia again comes up with fictitious legal constructions,” Mammadov writes on Twitter.

The decision of the RF Armed Forces to recognize @Polk_Azov as a terrorist organization actually deprives them of the status of combatants and prisoners of war, lifting their immunity that protects them from criminal prosecution for participating in hostilities. again comes up with fictitious legal constructions. pic. twitter. com/GIfa1z4cLT.

– Gunduz Mamedov/Gyunduz Mamedov (@MamedovGyunduz) August 2, 2022.

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On July 29, an explosion occurred in the barracks of a colony in Russian-occupied Olenivka, killing more than 50 prisoners of war defending Ukraine, 130 were injured. Ukrainian and international experts agree that the barrack was blown up from the inside with a thermobaric weapon. Despite promises, Russia does not let representatives of the UN and the Red Cross into the place of the tragedy.