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U.N. rights office cites growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Bodies waiting to be identified by their families, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are seen outside the morgue in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine April 20,2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday there was growing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including signs of indiscriminate shelling and summary executions, while it said Ukraine also appeared to have used weapons with indiscriminate effects.

"Russian armed forces have indiscriminately shelled and bombed populated areas, killing civilians and wrecking hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure, actions that may amount to war crimes," the office of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet said.

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