UN commission investigates Russia's war crimes in Kyiv Oblast.

June 12, 2022 5:22 pm

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The commission will carry out its first mission in Ukraine until June 16. The UN Council voted in May to launch an investigation into alleged human rights violations and humanitarian law violations by Russian troops in Ukraine.

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