UN FlagGENEVA, Mar 25 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) received more than 40 appeals due to beatings of Ukrainian citizens by police and representatives of the defense, said the head of the monitoring mission for human rights in Ukraine Matilda Bogner. persons,» she said. 
territory controlled by the Kiev authorities. The reason for the persecution of civilians is often accusations of theft, smuggling and ties with Russia. She also recalled that any reprisals against prisoners of war, including acts of violence and torture, are prohibited by the Geneva Conventions. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine . President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» Ukraine spoke about the flogging of those suspected of looting
