
Credit: ASTRA.

Credit: ASTRA.
“They just did it for fun”: Ukrainian survivors detail Wagner group horrorsSince the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have committed a series of atrocities, exemplified by the unearthing of mass graves and torture facilities in liberated cities such as Bucha (Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine) and Izium (Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine). In March 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion, the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Federico Villegas Beltrán, announced the establishment of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. This commission is investigating all alleged violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) during the Russian war against Ukraine. The commission has found numerous cases of inhuman treatment by Russian occupation authorities in Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Related:
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