Yes. Maybe the only significance at this stage is that it is objective proof that they are there. Even though they have russian documents trying to pass them off as russian citizens of Buryat ethnicity/minority nationality.
Not sure. I think as long as they are not humiliated.
^Article 13 of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949 aims to protect POWs, stating that ‘prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity’. However, Article 13 does not per se ban the publication of images of POWs, thus the war in Ukraine is now providing a unique test of its relevance and application.
This target opens up a whole new niche in the Olympic sport of turret tossing. Like most others l have been captivated by how high a turret can be tossed, l never paused for a moment to contemplate how far a turret could be tossed, horizontally!
I have seen videos where Apti Alaudinov uses Ukrainian POWs for propaganda purposes. He posts on Telegram and reposts on a YT channel. They are subject to ridicule and humiliation. Off camera, also obviously subjected to torture.
