Over 18.4 thousand crimes registered in Ukraine as part of Russian invasion

A total of 18,477 crimes have been registered in Ukraine by law enforcement officers as part of the Russian invasion.

The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“A total of 12,595 crimes of aggression and war crimes committed by the Russian military have been registered, namely 12,189 crimes related to the breaking of laws and customs of war, 54 crimes related to planning, preparing for, starting and waging an aggressive war, 15 crimes related to the propaganda of war and 337 other crimes,” the report states.

In addition, law enforcement officers registered 5,882 crimes against national security, including 3,890 crimes related to the encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, 921 crimes related to state treason, 798 crimes related to collaborative activities, 23 crimes related to the assistance to the aggressor state, 62 crimes related to sabotage and 188 other crimes.

A reminder that, on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war. Russian troops are shelling and destroying the key infrastructure facilities, launching missile strikes on Ukrainian cities and villages, torturing and murdering civilians.

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