Ukrainian courts have already sentenced 81 defendants for war crimes since the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion two years ago, 17 of them were tried in Ukraine, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said during a visit to Brussels, UNN reports citing n-tv.
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According to Kostin, "there are already 81 sentences for Russian war criminals in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's aggressive war two years ago. Of these, 17 were personally tried in Ukraine and sentenced to imprisonment.
Most of the Russian defendants were sentenced in absentia, Kostin continued. For relatives, the verdicts are an important sign that there is no impunity.
According to him, more than 500 suspects are under investigation in Ukraine. Almost 360 cases are to be brought to court soon.
Понад 122 тис випадків воєнних злочинів рф зареєстровано в Україні – Костін20.02.24, 17:06