Ukraine is littered with evidence of Russian war crimes. However, as much as many Ukrainians would like, no one, let alone Vladimir Putin, will spend a single day in prison serving a sentence for these crimes.. However, it is important that all atrocities be investigated..

Partly to honor the memory of those who were tortured, raped and killed. And also to expose the Kremlin's lies to a world that tends to turn a blind eye to Russian fabrications.. And publicly blaming Russian soldiers would serve as a warning that could help deter the next round of killings..

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Irina Venediktova said on April 3 that 410 civilians had been killed in the vicinity of Kyiv.. But, most likely, this is not the final figure.. And many more bodies will be found. The Economist writes that journalists of the publication saw the body of Mayor Motyzhin, blindfolded and shot with his family, apparently by the Russian military.

“We heard the details of the murder of Ukrainian men in Bucha on the orders of the Russian commander. Human Rights Watch reports that Russian soldiers threw a smoke grenade into a basement in Vorzel near Irpen and then shot a woman with a child when they went outside..

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Such evidence caused anger all over the world.. The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Poland accused Russia of " US leader Joe Biden called the atrocities in Bucha a " UN Secretary-General asks for an investigation into all killings. In some cases, this process has already begun..

Investigators will likely find that the Russian military should be charged even if they did not kill on such a scale that it was considered genocide. The Geneva Convention, which Russia is a signatory, prohibits war crimes, including arbitrary killings, infliction of grievous suffering, and attacks on civilians.. Murders in Bucha fit these categories. As well as the bombing of the theater in Mariupol, on which the word “children” was written in Russian. And that word was big enough for Russian pilots to see.. The Russian invasion itself was a crime of aggression, as defined by the International Criminal Court, which judges people for violating international laws.. And large-scale Russian shelling of Ukrainian cities is a crime against humanity, according to the definition of the same International Criminal Court.

Unfortunately, international accusations are unlikely to bring Russia's war criminals to justice.. The publication reminds that on March 16 Moscow was expelled from the Council of Europe. She ignores the decision of the European Court of Human Rights. Also, since 2016, Russia has not recognized the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.. This does not prevent the court from hearing cases or issuing warrants for the arrest of Russians.. However, a UN Security Council decision is needed to force Russia to take into account the court decision.. But Moscow, using its veto right, will block such an initiative..

The reaction could be sending additional weapons to Ukraine, as well as imposing new sanctions against Russia. US banned new investment in Russian territory. The EU proposed to block the movement of Russian trucks and merchant ships, and also banned the import of coal. The EU should do more and limit oil and gas purchases too.

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Another reaction is the investigation of international courts. Russian forces have a duty to protect civilian Ukrainians, but they treat them like a tool of war. As the West, like Ukraine, rejects the Russian view of people as a means, it should support the efforts of the courts to demonstrate that every life is valuable.. The trials will also shed light on Russian lies and shame Putin's international supporters.. Even now, the Kremlin insists that all the atrocities are allegedly “fake”. And then he tried to use the UN to blame the Ukrainians for everything, calling them Nazis.

And if the dreams of those who want the fall of the Putin regime come true, the accusations can ensure that war criminals lose power with him.. Who knows, it may happen that they even go to jail..

The other day we reported that in connection with the facts of the atrocities of the Russian invaders that were discovered in the liberated Bucha, the Ukrainian side declares the need for a special investigation mechanism. Apparently, we are talking about the creation of an international hybrid tribunal.