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The Uman attack occurred at 07:00 (UTC) on 24 February, killing one civilian and damaging a restaurant. The Kharkiv attack, at 08:00, landed between apartment buildings and killed one civilian. The Vuhledar attack, at 10:30, was the result of a [[OTR-21 Tochka|9M79 Tochka missile]], that typically misses its target by half a kilometre. It killed four civilians. Amnesty International describe its analysis as "irrefutable evidence of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law" by Russian forces.<ref name="AI_RU_military_indiscriminate_attacks" /> |
The Uman attack occurred at 07:00 (UTC) on 24 February, killing one civilian and damaging a restaurant. The Kharkiv attack, at 08:00, landed between apartment buildings and killed one civilian. The Vuhledar attack, at 10:30, was the result of a [[OTR-21 Tochka|9M79 Tochka missile]], that typically misses its target by half a kilometre. It killed four civilians. Amnesty International describe its analysis as "irrefutable evidence of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law" by Russian forces.<ref name="AI_RU_military_indiscriminate_attacks" /> |
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At approximately 16:00 (UTC) on 25 February, a video surfaced on social media depicting a civilian car in the [[Obolon, Kyiv|Obolon]] locality in northern Kyiv being crushed and then backed up over by a Russian tank that deliberately swerved into it. Though injured, the sole passenger of the vehicle did survive the encounter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Video Shows Russian Tank Crushing Civilian Car in Ukraine|url=https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/02/25/russian-tank-kyiv-car/|access-date=2022-02-26|website=Snopes.com|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Evidence== |
==Evidence== |
Revision as of 03:28, 26 February 2022
War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine are war crimes that occurred during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War that started in 2014.
International Criminal Court
On 25 April 2014, the International Criminal Court (ICC) started a preliminary examination of crimes against humanity that may have occurred in Ukraine in the 2014 Euromaidan protests and civil unrest, the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, and the war in Donbas. On 11 December 2020, the ICC Prosecutor found that "there was a reasonable basis to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed", that the "alleged crimes identified would [as of December 2020] be admissible", and that there was "a reasonable basis for investigation, subject to judicial authorisation".[1] As of 24 February 2022, the ICC had not yet requested permission from its judges to open an investigation.[2] On 25 February 2022, ICC Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan stated that the ICC could "exercise its jurisdiction and investigate any act of genocide, crime against humanity or war crime committed within Ukraine."[3]
Distinction between civilian and military targets
On 25 February 2022, Amnesty International stated that Russian forces had "shown a blatant disregard for civilian lives by using ballistic missiles and other explosive weapons with wide area effects in densely populated areas" and falsely claimed to have only used precision-guided weapons. Three documented attacks, in Vuhledar, Kharkiv and Uman, killed six civilians and injured twelve. According to Amnesty International, the attacks were indiscriminate and could constitute war crimes.[4]
The Uman attack occurred at 07:00 (UTC) on 24 February, killing one civilian and damaging a restaurant. The Kharkiv attack, at 08:00, landed between apartment buildings and killed one civilian. The Vuhledar attack, at 10:30, was the result of a 9M79 Tochka missile, that typically misses its target by half a kilometre. It killed four civilians. Amnesty International describe its analysis as "irrefutable evidence of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law" by Russian forces.[4]
At approximately 16:00 (UTC) on 25 February, a video surfaced on social media depicting a civilian car in the Obolon locality in northern Kyiv being crushed and then backed up over by a Russian tank that deliberately swerved into it. Though injured, the sole passenger of the vehicle did survive the encounter.[5]
Evidence
Gyunduz Mamedov, a former deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, stated on 25 February 2022 that he was gathering evidence of war crimes.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Preliminary examination – Ukraine". International Criminal Court. 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Russia, Ukraine & International Law: On Occupation, Armed Conflict and Human Rights". Human Rights Watch. 2022-02-23. Archived from the original on 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "ICC says may investigate possible war crimes after Russian invasion of Ukraine". Thomson Reuters. 2022-02-25. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ a b "Russian military commits indiscriminate attacks during the invasion of Ukraine". Amnesty International. 2022-02-25. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "Video Shows Russian Tank Crushing Civilian Car in Ukraine". Snopes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Khaled, Fatma (2022-02-25). "Ex-Ukrainian Prosecutor Says He's Stockpiling Evidence of Russian War Crimes". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-25.