“There are examples of cases where relatives were forced to witness the crimes,” Mose told the council. The crimes were often committed by individual soldiers. And especially sexual violence is not part of a war strategy.
According to the United Nations report, there is a long list of crimes widely reported by Ukrainian and international investigators. The panel is probing executions of civilians in Bucha. And is now looking into the mass burial site found near Izyum after it was taken back by Ukrainian troops this month.
Torture in Russian detention facilities
“We were struck by a large number of executions in the areas that we visited.” Some of the murders have a lot in common including “prior detention, hands tied behind backs, gunshot wounds to the head and slit throats.”
There is evidence that some victims had been taken to Russia and detained for weeks in prisons. The victims claim they were subjected to beatings, electric shocks, and forced nudity.
Mose assured the commission of inquiry that his work is not complete. And his team plans to widen the scope of its investigation. It is alleged that widespread abuses are happening in camps set up by Russian authorities.
