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War crimes in Russian-occupied Ukraine, confirms UN probe body
War crimes including rape, torture and confinement of children have been committed in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, the head of a UN-mandated investigation body said on Friday.
Destroyed houses and cars are seen, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Ukraine and its Western allies allege a litany of rights abuses Russian soldiers since the February 24 invasion, but Moscow denies that as a smear campaign.
“Based on the evidence gathered the Commission, it has concluded that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine,” Erik Mose, who heads the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
He did not specify who was to blame but the commission has focused on areas previously occupied Russian forces such as Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy. (Read more)