Day 166 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Amnesty Apologized for its Report but Did Not Retract its Findings
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Ukraine is investigating 26,000 cases of war crimes
Ukraine is investigating almost 26,000 cases of alleged war crimes committed since the Russian invasion began in February and has indicted 135 people.
This was reported to Reuters by the chief war crimes prosecutor, quoted by BTA.
About 15 of the accused are in Ukrainian custody, while the remaining 120 are free, said Yuriy Bilusov, head of the war crimes department of the Prosecutor General's Office.
Thirteen cases have been filed in the courts, and seven have been sentenced, he added.
In May, a 21-year-old captured Russian soldier became the first person to be convicted of war crimes in Ukraine since Russia's February 24 invasion. He was sentenced to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. At the end of July, however, a Kyiv court reduced Vadim Shishimarin's sentence to 15 years in prison.
"We have sometimes been asked why we pursue such... low-ranking soldiers. It is simply because they are physically here... If the generals were here physically and we would be able to capture them, we would definitely pursue the generals," Bilousov points out.
Amnesty International apologized for its report, but did not retract its findings
Amnesty International has apologized for its report accusing Ukraine of putting civilians at risk by its military. The statement was published by Sky News and Reuters.
Amnesty said three days ago that the Ukrainian army was endangering the civilian population by setting up bases and inserting weapons into residential areas, including schools and hospitals, in an...
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