Russia violates Geneva Convention by conscripting 50,000 Crimean residents
Nation5 December 2024, 04:08 PM
By late December 2024, Russia will conclude its 20th conscription campaign in occupied Crimea, where 50,000 residents have been mobilized since 2014, according to a report by Ukraine's Presidential Representation in Crimea on Dec. 5.
In 2024, Russian occupying authorities forcibly conscripted 5,500 people in Crimea, a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which qualifies as a war crime, according to Ukraine's Presidential Mission in Crimea.
Russian forces have repressed those refusing to serve, with 553 criminal cases opened for draft evasion, including 244 since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, and 497 convictions recorded by occupation courts.