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Kyiv — Ukraine is investigating about 26,000 alleged war crimes since Russia's invasion on February 24, and has prosecuted 135, Ukraine's chief war crimes prosecutor told Reuters. told communications.
Of those indicted, about 15 were detained in Ukraine, the rest of his 120 are on the run, said Yuri Bilousov, head of the War Crimes Division in the Prosecutor General's Office. said in an interview in the capital Kyiv.
Thirteen cases have been filed in court and seven verdicts have been handed down, he said.
In May, his 21-year-old Russian soldier who was captured became the first person to be convicted in a war crimes trial in Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. rice field. unarmed civilians.
"We are sometimes asked why we indict such... junior officers, because they are physically here... the General is physically here and I If we can catch [them], we will definitely prosecute the generals,” said Bilousov. 26}
