Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes in Ukraine, says Selenskyj

Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on September 11 at the “United for Justice” conference in Kyiv.

War crimes include acts such as deliberate attacks on CiviliansAttacks on cultural sites or medical facilities, tortureAnd Deportations.

“As of today, there are at least 137,000 reasons for us to continue and carry out this work,” said Zelensky, referring to “the number of war crimes committed by Russia.”

“Crimes against peace and humanity, against our state, against our people, against Ukraine and Ukrainians. And that means there cannot be fewer sentences.”

Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued several arrest warrants for crimes committed by the Russian leadership against Ukraine.

The charges against Shoigu and Gerasimov followed similar arrest warrants Arrest warrants have been issued against two lower-ranking Russian commanders allegedly responsible for attacks on Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure during the same period.

The court also issued Arrest warrants in March 2023 for the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova over the forced relocation of children from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

The Prosecutor General’s Office said in March that Ukraine had collected information on more than 128,000 victims of war crimes ahead of the trial.