Russian troops have raped and tortured children in Ukraine, carried out a “large number” of executions and committed other war crimes, according to a United Nations investigation by legal experts.
“Based on the evidence gathered by the commission, it has concluded that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine,” Erik Mose, the chairman of the three-member commission, told the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Mose, a Norwegian judge, said the commission has documented cases in which children have been "raped, tortured and unlawfully confined."
Children also have been killed and wounded in “indiscriminate attacks” by Russian forces using explosive weapons, he said.
Russia has denied committing war crimes and defended its conduct of the war since it launched the invasion Feb. 24.