Report points to ‘wilful killing, torture, rape and other sexual violence, and the deportation of children to the Russian Federation’

A United Nations investigation has found further evidence that Russian forces committed “indiscriminate attacks” and war crimes in Ukraine, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia.

“The collected evidence further shows that Russian authorities have committed the war crimes of wilful killing, torture, rape and other sexual violence, and the deportation of children to the Russian Federation,” a United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said in a report submitted to the UN general assembly.

“The commission has recently documented attacks that affected civilian objects, such as residential buildings, a railway station, shops, and a warehouse for civilian use, leading to numerous casualties.”

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    A United Nations investigation has found further evidence that Russian forces committed “indiscriminate attacks” and war crimes in Ukraine, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia.

    This March, the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children.

    Meanwhile, president Volodomyr Zelenskiy, together with top commanders, visited the southern region of Kherson, where they praised Ukrainian troops for defending Avdiivka and Kupiansk, two places where Russia has intensified attacks.

    Kyiv received a military and morale boost last week when it struck two airbases in Russian-held territory using US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time.

    The UK Ministry of Defence said in its daily memo that it was highly likely the helicopter losses “will have an impact on Russia’s ability both to defend and conduct further offensive activity”.

    “Given the current strain on Russian military production, the confirmed loss of any air frames will be difficult to replace in the short to medium term,” the ministry added.

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