Investigators from France are already working in Ukraine, as well as professionals from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Slovak forensic experts arrived in Ukraine. The Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova announced this on her Facebook page.
“The first group is already in the capital and is ready to help us investigate war crimes. It includes Slovak police, forensic experts and an anthropologist. They will share. time, knowledge and experience, working in joint groups with Ukrainian colleagues, “- wrote the Prosecutor General.
She stressed that in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion has recorded more than 7,600 war crimes Russia and maintaining peace in gathering evidence is extremely important.
Venediktov reminded that a mission of representatives of the French gendarmerie and medical service of the Armed Forces of the French Republic is currently working in Kyiv region. Ukraine also has a team from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
“The work of foreign experts is a sign of Ukraine's openness. Our goal is absolutely transparent – a thorough investigation of every Russian war crime to bring the perpetrators to justice,” she said. .
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Since February 24, when Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine, the UN has counted 4,335 victims, including 1,842 people, < reported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. "Most of the deaths or injuries were caused by the use of explosive devices with a large area of destruction, including heavy artillery shelling and multiple rocket launchers, as well as missiles and air strikes," the statement said.
