United Nations Report accuses Russian forces of war crimes

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The commission is in the process of determining if the cumulative violations will amount to crimes against humanity.

United Nations Report of widespread war crimes

In May Resolution S-34/1 established the United Nations-appointed panel of independent legal experts. They are working as an Independent International Commission of Inquiry. And they issued the first report of their work on Friday. 

The team visited 27 towns and settlements. They interviewed more than 150 witnesses and victims. And they are currently still investigating credible reports of deaths of citizens in 16 towns.

It has been 7-months since Russia invaded Ukraine. The inquiry continues, but most of the evidence of crimes against civilians, so far, is focused on late February and March 2022 in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions.

The chairman’s 11-minute oral update alleges that “Children have also been killed and injured in indiscriminate attacks with explosive weapons. The exposure to repeated explosions, crimes, forced displacement, and separation from family members deeply affected their well-being and mental health.”