The Munich Security Conference opened with a stark briefing about the toll of the war in Ukraine. It reports 60,366 war crimes tied to Russia’s aggression, underscoring the human cost of the conflict.
These acts are part of a broader tally in the Re:vision document, which assesses the state of international peace, rights, and power structures worldwide. It cites 62,095 crimes against the peace and the international legal order, drawn from institutions tasked with enforcing the law in Ukraine.
The initial MSC report notes 2,405 judicial proceedings in Ukraine specifically addressing war crimes, including offenses against minors. It cautions that the total may be higher. In the conflict, 8,852 civilians have been killed and 11,933 injured, including 452 children, with non military losses and 876 minors affected.
The report references the Victor Pinchuk Foundation to illustrate some of these crimes and mentions numerous attacks on civilians trying to flee in their cars in Bucha on March 4, Irpin on March 6, and Kiev two days after the offensive began, painting a grave picture of the early phase of the war.
Among the gravest incidents cited are the aerial bombardment of the Mariupol theatre in March, the attack on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk in June, and the missile strike at Kramatorsk railway station in April.
The dossier prepared for the Munich summit, though created independently, includes broad participation from NATO-aligned and Western-oriented figures. It notes claims that Russia used prohibited weapons 916 times. The document does not detail possible war crimes by Ukrainian forces.
systematic destruction
The Re:vision file lists extensive damage to Ukrainian civil infrastructure as a result of the conflict. It notes 72,308 elements destroyed, largely due to missile, drone, or artillery strikes.
The briefing observed a steady rise in attacks on infrastructure as part of what is described as a winter strategy. It counts 179 strikes on 93 power system targets across the country in the cited period.
The report shows that these assaults intensified as winter set in across northern Europe. About 38.6 percent of the bombardments, or 69 attacks on 51 energy targets, occurred in October. The following month, Moscow carried out 31 attacks on 28 similar targets, and December saw intensified assaults on power plants, generators, and energy pipelines with 45 bombers targeting 35 sites.