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Moscow has today charged 92 members of the armed forces of Ukraine with crimes against humanity.
The British BBC network writes that the head of the investigation committee, Alexander Bastrykin, told the government network Rossiiskaya Gazeta that more than 1,300 criminal investigations have been launched.
He has also proposed the establishment of a court supported by Russia’s allies such as Iran, Syria and Bolivia.
Ukraine also says it is conducting its own investigations into crimes against humanity during the conflict.
In addition to the 92 accused from Russia, about 96 people are wanted, 51 of whom are members of the armed forces, Bastrykin added.
The BBC said it was unable to verify the claims made in the interview and that Kiev has not commented.
This month, Ukraine said it was investigating 21,000 episodes of suspected war crimes and crimes of aggression committed by Russian forces since the invasion began in February.
The International Court of Justice has described Ukraine as a “crime scene”, and has sent groups of investigators and forensic doctors there.
The Kremlin denies war crimes or attacks on civilians in Ukraine, and regularly blames Ukraine for shelling its own infrastructure and killing its own civilians.
The allegations have been dismissed by international leaders.
Asked if there will be a UN-backed trial, Bastrykin accused the West of openly sponsoring Ukrainian nationalism and added that the trial is unlikely to happen.
Moscow repeats the claim that Ukraine is run by neo-Nazis and uses this as justification for what it calls a “special military operation”.
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