Actor Ben Stiller, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the last five years, is visiting Ukraine to highlight the refugee crisis amid Russia's ongoing war. Read more:
who were captured while fighting in Ukraine,"committed crimes," and that they were not part of the Ukrainian armed forces and therefore not subject to the Geneva Conventions.They were involved in firing and shelling our military personnel, they were endangering their life and they should be responsible. They should be held responsible … for those crimes that they have committed," he said.
"I’m here meeting people forced to flee their homes due to the war in Ukraine. People have shared stories about how the war has changed their lives -- how they’ve lost everything and are deeply worried about their future," Stiller said Monday from Ukraine.UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller visits Lypki, Irpin, in Ukraine, June 20, 2022, on World Refugee Day.
The city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk Oblast has been coming under"massive" Russian fire all day, he said, with the number of victims unknown. He said Russian forces are advancing along the Lysychansk-Bakhmut highway and nearby settlements are under constant fire.
"Ukrainian forces have likely suffered desertions in recent weeks, however, Russian morale highly likely remains especially troubled," the ministry said.
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