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War crimes trial — first of many — starts in Ukraine; Russian commanders taking risks under growing pressure

KRAKOW, Poland — The trial of a single Russian sergeant opened in Ukraine in what is expected to start a massive prosecution for war crimes in a monthslong conflict that on Friday saw fighting rage in the east as Russia appeared to suffer new losses when its forces attempted to…

Los Angeles Times

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Russia marks Victory Day, the last civilians leave Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks, and Ukraine prosecutors set for first war crimes trials

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine: Russian soldier goes on trial in first war crimes case

Some 10,700 potential war crimes involving more than 600 suspects are being investigated by Kyiv

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Russia war crimes allegations mount as Britain urges more weapons for Ukraine

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, while Britain on Friday urged more weapons for Kyiv to sustain pressure on Moscow.

AFP

Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier

A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia's Feb. 24 invasion, after charging a captured Russian soldier with the murder of a 62-year-old civilian.

Reuters

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

The Independent UK

Russia War Crimes Allegations Mount as Ukraine Refugees Top Six Million

Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has also led to a seismic policy change by Finland, whose leaders said Thursday the…

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Russia war crimes allegations mount as Ukraine refugees top six million

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million.

AFP

Russia-Ukraine war: Joe Biden expresses support for right of Finland and Sweden to join Nato– as it happened

Ukraine president ready to speak to Putin ‘but only to him’; electricity supplier RAO Nordic says decision to suspend Finnish supply is ‘exceptional’

The Guardian - AU

Democrats ask Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to archive content that could be used in war crimes trial against Russia

Two committees say social media content could provide evidence of Russia ‘atrocities’

The Independent UK

Harrowing footage ‘shows Russian soldiers shooting civilians in back after asking them for cigarettes’

Surveillance video captured the moment the men, who include a 68-year-old grandfather, were shot at a campervan dealership

Evening Standard

Iran arrests French couple and threatens to execute Swedish-Iranian

Cécile Kohler and her husband held after holiday, while threat to kill scientist seen as reprisal for Swedish war crimes trial

The Guardian - UK

UN Human Rights Council votes to start war crimes probe in Kyiv

33 countries voted in favor and only two, China and Eritrea, voted against.

Axios

Ukraine: ordinary Russian soldiers face war crimes charges but the big fish are likely to avoid punishment – here's why

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor has announced plans to hold the first war crimes trial over Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, said more than 10,700 war crimes had been lodged by investigators and 600 suspects had been identified. Venediktova said a 21-year-old Russian sergeant had been charged with the murder…

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The Hunters: the small UN unit that tracked down Rwanda’s worst killers

The work of highly effective tracking teams offer model to follow in future efforts to prosecute war criminals

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-year search for Rwanda genocide suspect ends in Zimbabwe grave

Inside the manhunt for Protais Mpiranya, accused of Rwandan mass killings and the world’s most wanted war crimes fugitive

Reuters

U.S. citizen tells of tearful reunion after Ukraine rescue mission

A U.S. citizen who says he was held captive and beaten by Russian forces in Ukraine before being rescued by a private volunteer group spoke of his relief at reaching safety in Poland, describing his ordeal as an example of war crimes.

Radio France Internationale

Ukraine to open war crimes trial of Russian soldier accused of killing civilian

Ukraine has indicted a Russian soldier – one of over 600 suspects identified for alleged atrocities – in what will be its first war crimes trial over Russia's invasion.

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UN rights chief says many Ukraine abuses may amount to war crimes

The UN Human Rights chief said on Thursday that a thousand bodies had been recovered in the area of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in recent weeks, adding that many of the violations it is verifying since the Russian invasion may amount to war crimes.

Evening Standard

Ukraine to begin first war crimes trial since Russian invasion began

More than 10,000 war crimes have been registered in Ukraine since the start of the war

Irish Mirror

Ukraine says Russian soldier will stand trial for war crime as 21-year-old faces huge prison sentence

The soldier will be the first of the Russian troops to face a trial for war crimes since the beginning of the invasion on February 24

The Independent UK

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced an investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues and atrocities are alleged in Bucha

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine to Hold First War Crimes Trial as Moscow Says Kyiv Shelled Russian City

Ukraine announced it will hold its first war crimes trial over the Russian invasion, as Moscow accused Kyiv of shelling a Russian city in the war's latest flashpoint. The conflict has devastated cities and displaced millions, with fears also growing of its broader international impact as gas supplies to Europe…

AFP

Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial as Moscow says Kyiv shelled Russian city

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine announced it will hold its first war crimes trial over the Russian invasion, as Moscow accused Kyiv of shelling a Russian city in the war's latest flashpoint.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith: SAS soldier tells defamation trial he refused to be interviewed by AFP about Afghanistan

Witness denies assertions from newspapers that he was motivated to lie to derail an investigation into possible war crimes

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