ToplineA group of United Nations investigators tasked with reviewing suspected war crimes Ukraine announced Friday they found extensive evidence of Russian atrocities against both military and civilian targets, marking the latest inquiry to claim proof of Russian offenses. Bags containing dead bodies are seen during the exhumation in the recently retaken area of Izium, ... [+] Ukraine, on September 16, 2022. Møse said investigators were particularly “struck by the large number of executions in the areas that we visited,” with evidence of such killings being found in 16 settlements. Attention on alleged Russian war crimes has increased recently, after the discovery of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies in a forest near Izium, a key city in the Kharkiv region Ukrainian forces recaptured earlier this month. Further ReadingPutin Taps 300,000 Reservists To Fight In Ukraine As He Backs Referendums In Russian Occupied Territories (Forbes)Ukraine Investigating Over 30,000 War Crimes Since Russian Invasion Began, Top Prosecutor Says (Forbes)‘Compelling Evidence’ Of Russian War Crimes—Including Deliberate Killing Of Civilians—In Ukraine, Amnesty International Says (Forbes)

Source: Forbes September 23, 2022 22:22 UTC