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Ukraine: UN commission chair says report ‘is the truth as we have observed it’

Ukraine: UN commission chair says report ‘is the truth as we have observed it’

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The Chair of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has found reasonable grounds to believe war crimes have been committed there, since Russia’s invasion of 24 February.

On Tuesday, the Commission presented its first detailed written findings to the UN General Assembly.

Chair Erik Møse says there’s an undeniable need for accountability for the crimes which have been committed - the vast majority by Russian forces, although there are several instances involving Ukrainian troops.

In an interview with UN News, he told Dina Neskorozhana that the contents are report are simply “the truth as we have observed it”.

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Dina Neskorozhana
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