Ukraine, archbishop Kiev: “Horrible evidence of abuse of prisoners of war”

“We have evidence of horrific abuse of prisoners of war.” The archbishop of Kiev denounced this on the 78th day of the war in Ukraine. “Of terrible violence, of all kinds of torture. These facts will become known to humanity in due course and must also be condemned as a crime against humanity and a violation of the rules of war.” “We are particularly concerned about our prisoners of war, of which we do not have complete information. Among them, – said in the video message of the day Sviatoslav Shevchuk – are the soldiers of our National Guard who were defending the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the early days. of war, during the Russian invasion in that area. We have no information about them, but together with their wives, their children, we pray for the safety of loved ones “. In particular, Shevchuk thinks” of the defenders of Mariupol, too they ended up in a heavy siege. And today we ask the Lord God for a miracle and the intervention of the international community to save them. Yesterday their spouses had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis in person and to transmit to him all the pain of the families who pray and mourn for their loved ones in Mariupol. “