UN accuses Russia of war crimes

BY A STAFF REPORTER: According to a UN commission, Russia committed various war crimes during the war in Ukraine. "Russia has committed widespread violations of international humanitarian law in Ukraine," said a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. The report claims that war crimes committed by the Russians include attacks on civilians and energy-related infrastructure, intentional killings, illegal confinement, torture, rape and other sexual violence, as well as the illegal transfer and deportation of children. According to a UN statement, the report contains two incidents that qualify as war crimes committed by Ukrainian forces, in which Russian prisoners of war were shot and tortured.