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Satellite images seem to contradict Russia denials of Bucha atrocities

The photos from Maxar Technologies seem to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated.

Tech News

Meta briefly blocks hashtags for Bucha killings on its platforms

Russia has been accused of committing war crimes in the town of Bucha, just north of Kyiv, which was recently liberated by Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine

Kyiv fears a civilian massacre at Borodyanka worse than Bucha

"There are some indications in the town of Borodyanka that the situation might have been even worse. But we still have to discover," Sergii Nykyforov, Ukraine's presidential spokesman, told Euronews

Europe News

EU mulls tougher sanctions following Bucha 'atrocities'

Russia has been accused of war crimes after evidence was found in areas outside of Kyiv.

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Ukraine

Biden calls for 'war crimes trial' after grim Bucha discoveries

“We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight. And we have to gather all the detail so this can be an actual -- have a war crimes trial,” Biden said.

Ukraine

'He put his hands up, they shot him': Bucha residents accuse Russians

Ukrainian authorities accused Putin's forces of committing war crimes and leaving behind a “scene from a horror movie” as they withdrew from the town near Kyiv.

Ukraine

Outrage over Russia 'war crimes' pushes West to take more action

The EU is looking to impose more sanctions against Russia, amid mounting evidence that Russian troops killed civilians near Kyiv -- which Joe Biden and others condemn as "war crimes."

Ukraine

US finds Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine

The assessment was based on a “careful review” of public and intelligence sources since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Ukraine

Pregnant woman and her baby die after Mariupol hospital attack

A pregnant woman who made headlines around the world last week following Russia’s shelling of a maternity hospital in Ukraine, has died. Moscow claims the children's hospital was a front for Ukrainian ultra-nationalist militia.

Europe News

Could Vladimir Putin be tried for war crimes?

He could, but the International Criminal Court would have to catch him first.

Ukraine

International Criminal Court launches Ukraine war crimes investigation

Dozens of member countries had called for a probe into crimes against humanity.

Netherlands

Dutch leader apologises for 'extreme violence' in Indonesia

A report found that Dutch troops had committed atrocities between 1945 and 1949.

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Australia: Thousands participate in 'Invasion Day' protests

Demonstrations across Australia to demand an end to the celebration of a day that marks the arrival of the first British settlers in Sydney Cove.

Lithuania

Lithuanians accuse ex-Soviet leader Gorbachev of war crimes

The former Soviet leader is accused of ordering an attack on Vilnius in January 1991, which killed 14 people.

Germany

Ex-colonel given life jail term over torture and murder in Syria

Anwar Raslan was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in murder and torture committed by Bachar al-Assad's government.

My Europe Series

'Final straw': Croatia's president accused of playing down war crimes

Once one of the most progressive voices in the country, Zoran Milanović has come under heavy criticism for a number of populist statements, culminating in the minimisation of wartime ethnically motivated murder in Zagreb.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia arrests 5 former Muslim soldiers for war crimes against Serbs

The suspects are accused of killing at least eight civilians in Sarajevo during the 1990s war.

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Azeri army defuse and destroy landmines left behind after the war

Mine clearance operations conducted over the past week in Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan have found and cleared anti-personnel mines, 27 anti-tank mines and 19 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO).

My Europe Series

In Belgrade, a mural of war criminal Ratko Mladić has a city divided

A street corner in the centre of Serbia's capital featuring a mural guarded by volunteers poses the question of whether the country's society and its politicians have the strength to deal with its wartime past.

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Serbian police keep activists from Mladic mural

Police officers in Serbia's capital were deployed Tuesday to a large wall painting of convicted Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic that activists wanted to paint over.