The scenes have drawn international outrage, with Western leaders calling for war crimes investigations and increasing sanctions on Russia. HRW documents allege war crimes by Russian forcesRape, summary executions and unlawful violence are some of the war crimes allegedly perpetrated by Russian forces against civilians in the occupied areas of Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Those who carried out these abuses are responsible for war crimes," it added. "Rape, murder, and other violent acts against people in the Russian forces' custody should be investigated as war crimes." Although Serbia backed two UN resolutions condemning the invasion of Ukraine, it refused to impose sanctions on Moscow, according to Reuters.

Source: CNN April 04, 2022 23:41 UTC