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"War Crime: Russian Soldiers Brand Ukrainian Captives with Swastikas"
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Russia's Use of Starvation as a Weapon in Ukraine War and Captivity of Civilians
An investigation by Global Rights Compliance, an international nonprofit law firm, in partnership with Ukrainian prosecutors, has accused Russian forces of using starvation as a weapon of war against Ukrainian civilians during the early stages of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The investigators accused Russia of using various methods to cut off Ukrainian civilians' access to food and water, including armed sieges, obstruction of humanitarian access, pillaging of agricultural machinery and harvests, shelling of objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, and the blockade of ports and grain. Deliberately trying to starve civilian populations as a method of warfare is deemed a war crime by the International Criminal Court.
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Bucha marks one year since deadly occupation by Russia.
Scenes of horror emerged from Bucha, Ukraine, after it was retaken from Russian forces a year ago. Bodies of civilians, including women, old men, and children, were found scattered in the streets, some with their hands tied behind their backs. The events are being investigated as war crimes, and hundreds of bodies have been uncovered since then, not all of which have been identified.
UN-backed inquiry reveals Russia's war crimes in Ukraine.
A UN-mandated investigative body has accused Russia of committing a wide range of war crimes in Ukraine, including wilful killings, torture, and the deportation of children. The report, based on more than 500 interviews, satellite images, and visits to detention sites and graves, found no evidence of genocide. The International Criminal Court in The Hague is expected to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure. The report's authors noted a "small number" of apparent violations by Ukrainian forces but reserved the vast majority of their report for allegations against Russia.