Weekly Ukraine war summary: U.S. accuses Russian army of using chemical weapons, missile strikes on Odesa, “death fields” near Avdiivka
Human Rights Watch has verified reports that, since December 2023, Russian soldiers appear to have executed at least 15 Ukrainian servicemen as they attempted to surrender. The organization emphasizes that, in the incidents it studied, the Ukrainian soldiers “demonstrated a clear intent to surrender and, since they were no longer taking part in hostilities, were considered hors de combat and not targetable under international humanitarian law, or the laws of war.” On Apr.