Russian generals try to shift blame for crimes onto subordinates - ISW
Russian generals are trying to shift blame for crimes onto subordinates (photo: Getty Images)
Senior Russian officials are trying to shift responsibility for military crimes onto mid-level and lower-level commanders, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in a meeting with the commander of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev, emphasized the need to treat prisoners of war humanely.
The Russian leadership is likely concerned about the international repercussions of their subordinates' actions regarding Russia's obvious war crimes and may have openly addressed Ukrainian prisoners of war due to the recent international attention to Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Military crimes of Russians in Ukraine
After the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian occupiers have repeatedly committed war crimes.
According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, law enforcement agencies are investigating over 100,000 Russian war crimes since 2022.
By the way, Germany has collected over 500 pieces of information on Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Also, we wrote that Bulgaria wants to investigate Russian war crimes.
