Russian troops shot three unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on May 3 near the village of Novopil in Donetsk Oblast, the regional prosecutor’s office reported on May 6. The execution of prisoners of war is a breach of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as an international crime. Russian soldiers captured three Ukrainian servicemen during […]
The Danish Armed Forces plan to send unarmed troops to Ukraine for short-term training courses to study the country’s drone warfare tactics, Major General Peter Boysen, Denmark’s commander-in-chief, told state broadcaster TV 2 on April 16. While several NATO countries have trained Ukrainian forces abroad, no official reports have confirmed the presence of foreign troops […]
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, granted clemency to a fired police sergeant just days after the officer was sentenced to prison in connection with shooting and killing an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett, 36, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after he was found guilty of recklessly handling a […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An unarmed man killed by a Montana police officer during a traffic stop was told repeatedly to raise his hands before the officer shot him three times, according to video footage shown Tuesday during an inquest into the s… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/06/richard-ramirez-montana-shooting_n_6426422.html