Prosecutor General Kostin announces the number of war crimes convictions since the beginning of the Russian invasion
Kyiv • UNN
Since the beginning of the invasion, Ukrainian courts have handed down 81 war crimes verdicts against Russians, with 17 defendants convicted in person.
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.
