KYIV, Ukraine — Dozens of civilians trying to escape eastern Ukraine were killed Friday in a Russian missile strike on a crowded train station, according to Ukrainian officials, who warned that they expected to uncover more evidence of war crimes in parts of the country previously controlled by Russian troops. At least 52 people were killed — including several children — and about 100 others were injured, officials said. Zelenskyy said that any investigation in the southern port city of Mariupol would show more of “the same cruelty, the same terrible crimes” by Russian troops as had been unearthed elsewhere. Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office announced Friday that it had logged 5,149 “crimes of aggression and war crimes” by Russian troops. During the monthlong Russian occupation, officials said, residents turned to makeshift burial places because they could not organize traditional burials or access the town cemetery.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 08, 2022 17:41 UTC