The United Nations, during a briefing in Geneva, noted abuses on the part of the Russian army “may be war crimes”, supporting documents.
The Boutcha massacre and the abuses committed by Russia in Ukraine highlighted by the UN. The United Nations accuses this Friday the Russian army of actions “capable of war crimes” since the February 24 invasion, including bombardments killing civilians and targeting buildings such as hospitals.
“Russian armed forces indiscriminately bombarded and shelled populated areas, killing civilians and destroying hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure, all actions that could amount to war crimes”, said Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in particular, during a regular UN briefing in Geneva. The UN has also documented “during a mission to Boutcha on April 9” the “murder, including some by summary execution”, of 50 civilians in the town, Shamdasani added.
At the beginning of April, after the withdrawal of Russian forces from the city, located 25 kilometers northwest of the capital, the ravaged landscape gave a glimpse of the horror. Dozens of bodies were then discovered. “All these people were shot, killed with a bullet to the back of the head”assures Anatoly Fedorouk, the mayor of the city, and nearly “300 people” were buried “in mass graves”. A “deliberate massacre” according to the Ukrainian government.