Police open over 53,000 cases on Russian crimes in Ukraine

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the police have opened 53,190 criminal proceedings on crimes committed by Russians and their accomplices in Ukraine.

That's according to the press service of the National Police of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

"Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, investigators of the National Police of Ukraine have initiated 53,190 criminal proceedings based on the facts of crimes committed on Ukrainian territory by servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and their accomplices," the report said.

It added that of this number of cases, 41,614 were opened under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war), 9,162 under Art 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine), 2,226 under Article 111-1 (collaborative activity), 103 under Article 111 (treason) and 37 under Article 113 (sabotage) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.