The UN fact-finding mission in Ukraine, after visiting that country in June, concluded: Russia committed war crimes during the invasion of this countryHe underlined the speech delivered this Friday by Erik Mose, the chairman of this tripartite commission, before the United Nations Human Rights Council.
“We were shocked by the large number of executions in the regions we visited”He pointed to the Norwegian expert, who stated that the mission had investigated such murders in 16 towns in Ukraine, but had received reliable reports of such crimes in many other places.
Mose noted that many of these murders were committed against people who had been detained before. Many of the dead had their hands tied behind their backs, head injuries and throat cuts.indications that these were mass executions.
The head of the commission also condemned that the soldiers of the Russian Federation were victims of sexual and gender-based violence. “from four to 82 years old”and in some cases they were forced to see how their relatives were mistreated or tortured.
The mission, also formed by Colombian Pablo de Greiff and Bosnian Jasminka Dzumhur, has documented cases where “children were raped, tortured and unlawfully detained”, in some cases killed.
Witnesses interviewed by the mission reported being beaten, electrocuted and forced to nudity during illegal detentions, in some cases after being taken from Ukraine to Russian soil.
The Norwegian expert also condemned repeated use of explosive devices in non-military areasIt has affected residential areas, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure, killing nearly 6,000 civilians in seven months of conflict, according to the United Nations Office for Human Rights.
“Some of the attacks we examined were launched without distinction between civil and combatants”Mose noted, referring to one of the evidence for possible war crimes.
The results were communicated by the mission for the first time since it was set up by the Human Rights Council last March and include actions committed in areas near Kyiv, Chernigov, Kharkov and Sumi in particular in February and March.
“The recent discovery of more mass graves shows the seriousness of the situation”He underlined the head of the commission, who stated that the Ukrainian authorities are cooperating with them in the investigations, that Russia has so far refused to communicate with them.
Mose explained that the mission has collected two cases of mistreatment of Russian soldiers by Ukrainian forces. “Even if they are few in number, they will continue to attract our attention”.
Source: Informacion
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