Amnesty Says Russia's 'Indiscriminate Attacks' in Ukraine May Be War Crimes

[BeckyDem]

The ICC prosecutor, who is following the invasion "with increasing concern," signals the court may launch an investigation.

Jessica Corbett
February 25, 2022


Amnesty International declared Friday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine "has been marked by indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas and strikes on protected objects such as hospitals" that may amount to war crimes.

The human rights group's Crisis Evidence Lab analyzed photos, videos, and satellite imagery of three attacks—in the Ukrainian cities Vuhledar, Kharkiv, and Uman—carried out in the early hours of the invasion, which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced before dawn on Thursday.

"The Russian military has shown a blatant disregard for civilian lives by using ballistic missiles and other explosive weapons with wide-area effects in densely populated areas," said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty's secretary general, in a statement.

"Some of these attacks may be war crimes," she continued. "The Russian government, which falsely claims to use only precision-guided weapons, should take responsibility for these acts."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/25/amnesty-says-russias-indiscriminate-attacks-ukraine-may-be-war-crimes

( How can they not be war crimes? )

[SheltieLover]

1. "May?" Like someday tfg may face charges? While he provides aid & confort to enemy...

[BeckyDem]

4. I know, right? Acquisition of land through war would be one?

There are so many others!

[Me.]

2. "( How can they not be war crimes? )"

Exactly

[BeckyDem]

5. Yes, tragically there will likely be numerous violations.

Horrendous situation.

[AlexSFCA]

3. they are, there is not maybe, we are way past this

[BeckyDem]

6. Way past this, I agree.

[Sneederbunk]

7. Yes, they are really in trouble now.