Author: Kamila Hrabchuk

**The Grim Reality of Russian Violence in Ukraine: A Story of Execution and Resistance** In September 2022, the world was shaken by the image of a decomposed hand, adorned with Ukrainian national flag colors, found at a mass burial site near Izium, Ukraine. The hand belonged to Serhii Sova, a Ukrainian soldier executed by Russian troops. His widow, Oksana Sova, recognized him from photos she had seen earlier on Russian Telegram channels. This story is just one of many accounts of executions of Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces. In the midst of this brutal conflict, international humanitarian law is being…