The European Court of Human Rights, following Ukraine's petition to ensure the rights of the defenders of Azovstal, urgently ruled that the instructions given by the Russian Federation regarding Ukrainian prisoners of war continue to apply in the international case "Ukraine v. Russia (X)", the Ministry of Justice reported.

 "On August 23, 2022, the ECtHR urgently considered Ukraine's petition regarding Russia's observance of the rights of captured defenders of Ukraine and extended the application of the urgent instructions in the interstate case "Ukraine v. Russia (X)" regarding prisoners of war," the message reads.

 As the agency explained, after considering the petition of Ukraine, the ECtHR noted that in the case "Oliynychenko v. Russia and Ukraine" it issued urgent instructions to the Russian Federation regarding the immediate provision of the rights enshrined in the Convention, including medical assistance, covering any requests on behalf of Ukrainian prisoners of war. in which sufficient evidence has been provided of a serious and imminent risk of irreparable harm to their physical integrity (Article 3 of the Convention) and/or right to life (Article 2 of the Convention).

 "The ECtHR emphasized that the instructions given by the Russian Federation regarding Ukrainian prisoners of war continue to apply, and pointed out that they are also applied in the international case "Ukraine v. Russia (X)", the Ministry of Justice said.

 In addition, the ECtHR urgently informed the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe about this decision.

 "The decision of the ECtHR is a confirmation that the court is attentive to all cases related to armed aggression, regardless of whether it is an interstate or an individual case. Temporary measures in the interstate case of Ukraine against Russia now also cover the rights of prisoners of war," commented Deputy Minister of Justice Iryna Mudra.