Human rights activists from the organization Human Rights Watch have collected evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian army in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, said Giorgi Goria, deputy director for Europe and Central Asia of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch.

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He stressed that documented crimes could fall under the definition of war crimes, crimes against humanity.

Goria recalled that international humanitarian law prohibits attacks on the civilian population during the conduct of war.

" All this is prohibited and is a violation of international humanitarian law and is equated with war crimes,"

The responsibility for such crimes lies not only individually with the soldiers, but also with their commanders, Goria emphasized..

" I hope that all this evidence will lead to accountability and everything will be done to punish the perpetrators of these crimes,"

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