Amnesty International to show evidence of crimes committed by Russians in Ukraine
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The international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) is preparing a report on events in the Kiev area occupied by the Russian army in February and March. Its preliminary version includes evidence of crimes committed by Russians against Ukrainian civilians.
"Civilians were also subjected to torture and shelling during the failed Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital in the early stages of the invasion. These were not isolated cases. The Russians acted in this way in every village over which they took control," Donatella Rovera, the AI representative, said.
The AI representative also said that the final version of the report will be forwarded to Ukrainian and international law enforcement agencies and expressed hope that the perpetrators of the crimes will be held accountable now or in the future.
Among other things, Rovera presented the example of the shelling of residential buildings in Borodzianka by Russian aviation on March 1 and 2. At least 40 civilians were killed then, and according to AI researchers, there could have been no mistake because the attack was made from such close range that Russian soldiers "could not have been unaware that they were shooting at civilians." Moreover, the same location was attacked twice and with precision weapons.
