Foreigners in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are protected by the Geneva Convention, - General Staff

All foreign citizens and stateless persons taking part in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were voluntarily accepted for military service under a contract in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "

" This status, among other things, gives such persons the right to be treated as prisoners of war if they fall into the hands of the enemy,"

The department reminds that the Geneva Conventions of 1949 prohibit any illegal acts, including violence, intimidation or omission against prisoners of war, and oblige to humane treatment of prisoners of war.

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