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Ukraine investigating nearly 26,000 alleged war crimes

Just 15 of 135 people charged are in custody, prosecutor says

The Independent UK

Ukraine probing almost 26,000 suspected war crimes cases - prosecutor

Ukraine is investigating almost 26,000 suspected war crime cases committed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion and has charged 135 people, its chief war crimes prosecutor told Reuters.

Reuters

Proving war crimes isn't simple – a forensics expert explains what's involved with documenting human rights violations during conflicts, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

The United Nations reports that at least 5,237 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war – but other estimates place this figure at more than 10,000.

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Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘war crime’ after air strike kills 50 Ukrainian prisoners

Around 50 prisoners are believed to have been killed and at least 75 wounded in the attack

Evening Standard

Ukraine urges UN and Red Cross to investigate prisoner of war deaths after rocket strike

Volodymyr Zelenksy says attack was a ‘deliberate Russian war crime’

The Independent UK

Prison attack that killed Ukraine PoWs a war crime, says Zelenskiy, amid calls for UN inquiry

Ukraine president says more than 50 people died, as Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of being behind attack on prison in Russian-occupied Donetsk

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine appeals to International Criminal Court after prison attack

Ukraine's foreign ministry condemned an attack on a prison in territory held by Russian-backed separatists on Friday, and appealed to the International Criminal Court over what it said were Russian war crimes.

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Trump proposed a solution to homelessness that’s basically a war crime

People should be forcibly moved to the “outer reaches of the cities,” he said.

Mic

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

Guterres says attack on UN in Congo may be war crime, asks for investigation

UN Secretary General António Guterres says the attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be a war crime, according to a UN spokesperson.

France 24

How prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine compares to hunting Nazis

Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war.

WEKU

Ukraine grieves 4-year-old girl after Russian missile attack

A Ukrainian city far from the frontline grieved its dead from a missile strike, including a 4-year-old girl, as Russian bombardment rained down on towns across the country.

Reuters

Britain pledges help to probe Russian war crimes as report tells of ‘real-life horror story’ in Ukraine

Use of cluster ammunition by Vladimir Putin’s forces is ‘depravity itself’ says second OSCE report

The Independent UK

ADF report into alleged misconduct in East Timor warned of culture issues in special forces, years before claims of Afghanistan war crimes

An internal Australian Defence Force report explicitly warned of a "code of silence" and a culture of cover-up in the special forces, years before allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan emerged.

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Ukrainian women are reporting rape by Russian soldiers but is it a war crime, a crime against humanity or even genocide?

Across Ukraine, accounts of rape by Russian soldiers are growing. It is the 'most hidden' war crime and as the first rape case of the war begins in a Ukrainian court, human rights lawyers are working out how victims like Olha can get justice, and even if Vladimir Putin himself…

WEKU

Mariupol theater bombing was a clear war crime, Amnesty International says

Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russians behind 'War Crime' Bombing of Mariupol Theater, Says Amnesty

A theater sheltering civilians destroyed in March in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol was likely hit by a Russian airstrike in a war crime, Amnesty International said in a report published Thursday. "Until now, we were speaking about an alleged war crime.

The Independent UK

Deadly airstrike on Mariupol theatre a ‘clear war crime’, Amnesty inquiry finds

Organisation concluded Russian military knew hundreds of civilians were sheltering inside but dropped bombs anyway

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Ukraine Mourns Shopping Mall Attack Victims, War Crimes Team on the Scene

War crimes investigators on Tuesday inspected the charred remains of a shopping mall devastated by a Russian missile strike as Ukraine mourned the victims of what the Ukrainian prosecutor general called "crimes against humanity". A day after the attack in which at least 18 people were killed, the city of…

Reuters

Ukraine mourns shopping mall attack victims, war crimes team on the scene

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Putin’s attack on Kremenchuk shopping centre a ‘war crime’, world leaders say

Boris Johnson and fellow G7 leaders will have a final day of meetings at Schloss Elmau in Germany

Al Jazeera

G7, UN condemn ‘deplorable’ Russian attack on Kremenchuk mall

G7 denounces ‘war crime’ after a Russian missile attack on a crowded Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 18 people.

The Independent UK

G7 summit draws to close with condemnation of Putin’s ‘war crime’ mall massacre

Boris Johnson and fellow G7 leaders will have a final day of meetings at Schloss Elmau in Germany.

Axios

Garland vows to help Ukraine prosecute war crimes during unannounced visit

"The United States is sending an unmistakable message: There is no place to hide," Garland said.

The Conversation

Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic, but today it's a war crime in Ukraine, Yemen, Tigray and elsewhere

A hideous contradiction is playing out in war-torn Ukraine. Thousands of Ukrainians are starving in cities besieged by Russian forces. Meanwhile, the country’s grain stores are bursting with food, and the government is begging for international assistance to export Ukrainian grain to world markets.

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