USA: There is more and more evidence of Russian war crimes in every region where the occupiers were

USA: There is more and more evidence of Russian war crimes in every region where the occupiers were

More and more evidence points to systematic war crimes committed in every Ukrainian region where Russian troops have been deployed.

 

 Beth Van Schaak, the US ambassador with special mandate in the field of global criminal justice, told reporters, CNN reports.

 

 "This includes deliberate, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, ill-treatment of civilians and prisoners of war and attempts to cover up these crimes, reports of executions, torture and sexual violence," said Beth Van Schaak.

 

 She also commented on Russia's accusations of deliberately launching strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine with the aim of leaving the civilian population without electricity and heat - these actions are tantamount to a war crime.

 

 It is difficult to determine whether individual strikes are war crimes, she said, because "each individual strike has to be evaluated in terms of whether it was near military targets or whether it was purely civilian targets, so it is a consistent pattern of attacks. on civilian elements.

 

 Van Schaak also noted Russia's construction of a large transnational infrastructure of filtering operations, which thousands of Ukrainian citizens suffered, which is a violation of international law.

 

 "There are compelling reports of physical and psychological abuse, including extrajudicial executions as part of operations, as well as forced displacement and deportation, including thousands of Ukrainian children abducted and forcibly adopted by families in Russia," she said.





More and more evidence points to systematic war crimes committed in every Ukrainian region where Russian troops have been deployed.

 

 Beth Van Schaak, the US ambassador with special mandate in the field of global criminal justice, told reporters, CNN reports.

 

 "This includes deliberate, indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, ill-treatment of civilians and prisoners of war and attempts to cover up these crimes, reports of executions, torture and sexual violence," said Beth Van Schaak.

 

 She also commented on Russia's accusations of deliberately launching strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine with the aim of leaving the civilian population without electricity and heat - these actions are tantamount to a war crime.

 

 It is difficult to determine whether individual strikes are war crimes, she said, because "each individual strike has to be evaluated in terms of whether it was near military targets or whether it was purely civilian targets, so it is a consistent pattern of attacks. on civilian elements.

 

 Van Schaak also noted Russia's construction of a large transnational infrastructure of filtering operations, which thousands of Ukrainian citizens suffered, which is a violation of international law.

 

 "There are compelling reports of physical and psychological abuse, including extrajudicial executions as part of operations, as well as forced displacement and deportation, including thousands of Ukrainian children abducted and forcibly adopted by families in Russia," she said.