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Ukraine's prosecutor coordinating war crimes cases in The Hague,
Myroslava Krasnoborova, said the convictions were for crimes
including rape and murder, the shelling of residential buildings,
cruel treatment of civilians and pillaging.
So far, Ukraine has registered more than 71,000 alleged war crimes
since Feb. 24, 2022, she said.
"Atrocities and destruction caused by Russia are colossal and
endless. Millions of people have been forced to leave everything
behind. Massive missile attacks are destroying the civilian
infrastructure and many tragically lost their lives," she said."
"This damage cannot be undone, but what we can do is to ensure that
those responsible are brought to justice," Krasnoborova said during
a briefing about efforts to create accountability for the widespread
atrocities.
Russia has denied committing atrocities or targeting civilians.
A total of 296 individuals have so far been charged with war crimes,
with 99 cases currently being handled by Ukrainian courts, she said.
Ukraine's law enforcement agencies are being assisted in war crimes
investigations by dozens of countries and institutions.
The figures were released at a briefing by the European prosecuting
authority Eurojust, where a Joint Investigation Team for war crimes
in Ukraine has been established with the ICC, Lithuania, Poland,
Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine.
No arrest warrants have yet been issued in public by the
International Criminal Court in The Hague, which began investigating
possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine
a year ago.
(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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