Almost 60,000 episodes of war crimes committed by Russians – human rights defender about “trial for Putin”

Ukrainian human rights defenders have documented 59,000 episodes of Russian war crimes.

In fact, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Oleksandra Matviychuk told about it. She is a Ukrainian human rights defender and head of the Center for Civil Liberties organization, which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.

“Starting from February 24, 2022, we have joined forces with several dozen regional organizations. Together with partners Ukrainian Helsinki Union and Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, they created an all-Ukrainian network of local documentaries. This initiative is called “Tribunal for Putin”. We work together and have an ambitious goal – to document the smallest criminal episode in every village of every region. During this time, we have documented 59,000 episodes of war crimes. It seems like this is a big number, but in reality it is only the tip of the iceberg,” said Matviychuk.

Russia uses war crimes as a method of waging war. In the occupied territories, active people – journalists, public activists, priests, artists, and chairmens – are purposefully exterminated. This is done in order to keep these territories in subjection.