Russia charges dozens from Ukraine’s forces with ‘crimes against peace of humanity’
- Russian report says that more than 220 Ukrainians, including those in high command, were involved in major crimes
- Moscow proposes new international tribunal backed by ‘partners’ and countries with an ‘independent position on Ukraine’
The head of Russia’s investigative committee said Moscow had charged 92 members of Ukrainian armed forces with crimes against humanity and proposed an international tribunal backed by countries including Bolivia, Iran and Syria.
The government’s Rossiiskaya Gazeta on Monday quoted committee head Alexander Bastrykin as accusing “more than 220 persons, including representatives of the high command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as commanders of military units that shelled the civilian population”.
The Ukrainians were involved in “crimes against the peace and security of humanity, which have no statute of limitations,” he said.
Bastrykin, whose committee probes major crimes, said 92 commanders and their subordinates had been charged, and 96 people, including 51 armed forces commanders, declared wanted.
Reuters could not independently verify the committee’s allegations. Ukrainian authorities were not immediately available for comment.
The United States and more than 40 other countries agreed earlier this month to coordinate investigations into suspected war crimes in Ukraine.