'Among the defendants are 118 people from among the commanders and leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,' Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, says.
Russia has charged 680 Ukrainian officials, including 118 members of the armed forces and defense ministry, with breaking laws governing the conduct of war, including the use of weapons against civilians, TASS news agency reported on Monday, February 20.
“Currently, prosecution procedures are carried out against 680 people,” Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, told the state TASS news agency in an interview. Bastrykin, who reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, said that the charges include the use of weapons against the civilian population. He added that 138 of those people have been charged in absentia.
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