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War crimes

Or alleged war crimes?
Source: Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor

For more than a year, daily news reports have included stories about the atrocities invading Russian troops have inflicted on Ukrainian civilians. The Russian military's actions have caused widespread suffering, much of it documented in heart-wrenching stories of pain and loss.

Many of the stories are focused on the trauma and suffering endured by civilians. A critical part of this narrative is to explore which of these acts are possible war crimes. is a key modifier here. Although there seems to be plenty of evidence that Russia is ignoring the , in most cases investigators

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