1,200 Russian war crimes have already been documented in Kyiv region

Monday, 4 April 2022, 23:12

1,200 Russian Federation war crimes have already been documented in the Kyiv region.

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs on Telegram, quoting Denys Monastyrskyy, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Details: The National Police are currently documenting all war crimes committed, interviewing locals and gathering evidence.

If a person is found dead, the body is exhumed, all the necessary examinations are performed to obtain evidence and to verify the person who committed the crime. DNA analysis will be used to identify involvement in the crime. Not only the perpetrator, but also his commander will be held responsible.

According to Denys Monastyrskyy: "Violence committed by the aggressor during wartime is classified as a war crime. Such crime has no statute of limitations, the perpetrator will be held accountable. He is placed on the wanted list and can be apprehended in any country and extradited to Ukraine to face justice. (...)"

"Over 600 infiltrators have been detained during the war. The highest number of war crimes has been documented in the Kyiv region, currently it’s 1,200 [war crimes -ed.]."

Details: During the reconnaissance, the National Guard of Ukraine recently found a book of staff records, a list of military personnel, combat and numerical calculations. This record allows to verify the identity of people who have been in the towns and will speed up the search for war criminals.