UN Rights Office Cites Growing Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine

Bucha resident Tetiana Ustymenko weeps over the grave of her son, who is buried in the garden of her home in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, on April 6, 2022. (AFP)

The United Nations human rights office sounded the alarm on Friday about growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, urging both Moscow and Kyiv to order combatants to respect international law.

"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 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet said.