Police opens 47,651 criminal proceedings over Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Since the Russian full-scale invasion started, the National Police of Ukraine has opened 47,651 criminal proceedings over the crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine by the Russian military and their accomplices,” the report states.

According to the ministry, 36,201 cases are under investigation for the violation of the laws and customs of war, 9,105 – for the encroachment on Ukraine’s territorial integrity and inviolability, 2,160 – for collaborative activities, 100 – for treason, and 37 – for sabotage.

A reminder that, since the full-scale war started, a total of 11.5 million Ukrainians were forcibly deported by Russia.

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