The UN will send a monitoring mission to Izyum to record Russian crimes.
The Swiss Federal Department on Saturday expressed deep concern about the about mass burials near Izyum, which was occupied by Russian troops.
The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EDA) called for an “independent and thorough investigation, taking into account the rights and needs of the victims and their relatives.” The investigation of the relevant facts is under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian authorities and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The United Nations, as OHCHR representative Liz Throssell said in Geneva, plans to send a monitoring group to Izyum in the coming days. .
Previously, the Czech Republic called for the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
Located in the Kharkiv region, the city of Izyum was a strategic hub that played a critical role in the supply of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured Izyum in early September during a rapid and extremely successful counteroffensive, as a result of which Ukraine was able to liberate significant territories.
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On Wednesday, September 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally raised the Ukrainian flag over the city of Izyum on commemorating his release. More than 400 bodies were discovered at the mass burial site.
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