The UN mission still has not gotten access to the places where Russia keeps Ukrainian prisoners of war. At the same time, it visited the sites of the internment of Russian prisoners in Ukraine without hindrance, Matilda Bogner, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made global headlines on September 21 by threatening to use nuclear weapons if Ukrainians refuse to end their resistance to his invasion and continue to liberate Russian-occupied regions of their country. There has subsequently been much debate over whether Putin’s nuclear ultimatum is genuine or merely an attempt to intimidate the Western world

About 1.5 million Ukrainians, primarily women and children are currently in Russia and cannot return home. Their relatives cannot get in touch with them, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna said during an event on the sidelines of UNGA. Stefanishyna added that now more than ever, it is important to use all international human rights protection instruments and redouble efforts to prevent the forceful exploitation of Ukrainians…