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27 Oct 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: The story behind a suspected war crime

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

It’s been 246 days since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Despite President Putin continuing to deny his forces are targeting civilians, in that time Ukrainian officials have identified what may be tens of thousands of war crimes, horrific accounts of ever more shocking violence – at the hands of Russian soldiers.

So many, in fact, the task of investigating them all seems, at times, overwhelming.

Warning: This report contains distressing content.