Atrocity crimes have been committed during theRusso-Ukrainian war, chiefly by theRussian Federation andits proxy forces in Ukraine'sDonbas region.[1]
Atrocity crimes is a legally defined group of offences againstinternational law, that includeswar crimes,crimes against humanity, andgenocide, and is often considered to include the non-legally definedethnic cleansing.[2] Since the 2014 Russian invasion andannexation of Crimea, thewar in Donbas, and the 2022Russian invasion of Ukraine, numerous atrocity crimes have been identified, and some are being or have been tried in courts.[3][4]
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