‘Unspeakable horrors’ in liberated towns as mass grave found and ‘civilians shot with hands and legs tied up’ | Ukraine latest

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Sunday that it has documented “apparent war crimes” committed by Russian forces against civilians in Ukraine. 

HRW said it had found “several cases” of war violations in Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Kyiv. 

“The cases we documented amount to unspeakable, deliberate
cruelty and violence against Ukrainian civilians,” said Hugh
Williamson, HRW’s Europe and Central Asia director. 

“Rape, murder, and other violent acts against people in the
Russian forces’ custody should be investigated as war crimes.” 

These, it said, included one case of repeated rape; two
cases of summary execution – one of six men – and other cases of
unlawful violence and threats against civilians between 27 February and 14 March. 

“Soldiers were also implicated in looting civilian property,
including food, clothing, and firewood. Those who carried out
these abuses are responsible for war crimes,” the report added.