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Explainer-When are attacks on civilian infrastructure war crimes?

Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, have been described as possible war crimes by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International.

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UN details civilian executions in Ukraine

GENEVA: In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

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UN rights chief details civilian executions in Ukraine

Geneva (AFP) - In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

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There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

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Vladimir Putin guzzles champagne as he blames Ukraine for Russian's military strikes

Vladimir Putin appears to confess to war crimes and blame Ukraine for strikes while guzzling champagne at a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow

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Putin’s strikes on Ukraine infrastructure ‘likely a war crime’, say Western officials

Those responsible for the attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure “must be held to account”, western officials said

Evening Standard

UN investigation examining 'devastating' attacks on Ukraine infrastructure

U.N.-appointed investigators are looking into whether Russia's attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine amount to war crimes, one of the inspection team said on Friday.

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Some Russian commanders knew of sexual violence or encouraged it, says lawyer advising Kyiv

There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine “and in some cases, encouraging it or even ordering it,” according to an international criminal lawyer assisting Kyiv’s war crimes investigations.

Reuters

Ukraine to investigate videos of alleged war crimes against Russian prisoners. Here's what we know about the footage

Ukraine says it will investigate footage that Moscow alleges shows Ukrainian forces executing Russian prisoners of war.

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Kremlin says it will bring to justice those responsible for alleged execution of surrendered Russian soldiers

The Kremlin said on Monday that it would bring to justice those responsible for the alleged execution of Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, and that it would do everything possible to draw attention to what it has called a war crime.

Reuters

Ukrainian presidential adviser hails MH17 ruling in The Hague

A Dutch court ruling on Thursday on the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine sent a strong signal that "every war crime committed by the Russians" will be investigated and "brought to a conclusion", a senior Ukrainian official said.

Reuters

Failed Senate candidate Heston Russell allegedly shot at unarmed Afghan civilians, ABC claims in court documents

Exclusive: Russell, a former special forces major, denies any wrongdoing and is suing the ABC for defamation over its reporting of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine wants G20 help on Russian deportations of children

Kyiv says thousands of children have been taken to Russia and that deportations should be investigated as a war crime.

Al Jazeera

International Mobile Justice Team building war crimes cases in Ukraine targeting the Kremlin

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to bring death and destruction, small teams of dedicated lawyers are investigating war crimes they say could lead all the way to the Kremlin.

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Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

Myanmar's military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civilians and conducting war crimes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty Urges ICC Probe of Possible Gaza War Crimes

Amnesty International on Tuesday called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into possible war crimes committed in August by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants during deadly fighting in Gaza. Thirty-one civilians were among the 49 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip during the three-day conflict, the global…

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Amnesty urges ICC probe of possible Gaza war crimes

Jerusalem (AFP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into possible war crimes committed in August by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants during deadly fighting in Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

France’s TotalEnergies accused of fuelling Russian bombers in Ukraine

Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French power giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine.

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France’s TotalEnergies faces legal case for allegedly fuelling Russian bombers

Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, according to French media reports.

Reuters

Top U.S. general suggests Russian strikes on civilians are war crimes

The top U.S. general on Wednesday condemned indiscriminate Russian missile strikes on Ukraine that killed civilians, suggesting they met the definition of war crimes under the international rules of war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Showers Ukraine with More Missiles

Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the UN human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and potential war crimes. Air raid warnings extended throughout the country for a second straight morning as Ukrainian officials…

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy asks G7 for monitoring of Ukraine’s border with Belarus

Ukrainian president also asks for more air defence systems after new wave of Russian missile strikes

The Guardian - UK

‘Deliberate war crime’: horror as Russian missile hits civilian convoy

Blast tore through metal and shattered glass as people queued to travel to Russian-occupied territory

Crikey

Massive Baltic pipeline ruptures a sign of hybrid wars to come?

They’ve been called a terrorist act, an environmental disaster and even a war crime. All of the above? Crikey looks at what’s known so far.

Axios

UN human rights commission says war crimes have been committed in Ukraine

Investigators found "visible signs of executions on bodies, such as hands tied behind backs ... and slit throats."

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