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The Russian soldiers deliberately execute Ukrainian prisoners of war. Russia uses this tactic to intimidate its own soldiers and change the international order, stated Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets. “Russians are doing this consciously. Several possible reasons: first, to ‘tie’ Russian soldiers with blood, so they don’t surrender, understanding they are war criminals. If they execute Ukrainian POWs, they are told that the same fate awaits them if they surrender,” Lubinets explained. The ombudsman also believes that Russia aims to demonstrate the ineffective…