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UN documents summary execution of 77 Ukrainian civilians

June 28, 2023 7:02 am

[Source: Aljazeera News]

A United Nations mission in Ukraine has expressed grave concern over the summary execution.

More than 70 Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces while also documenting other breaches of international law by both warring sides.

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (released its findings gathered between the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbouring country in February last year to May of this year.

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The UN agency also documented 864 cases of arbitrary detention by Russian troops, many of which also amounted to enforced disappearances.

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