Ukraine institutes more than 4,200 criminal proceedings over violation of laws and customs of war

Interior Minister of Ukraine Denys Monastyrskyi said this during a nationwide telethon on Ukrainian TV channels, Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"To date, more than 4,200 criminal proceedings have been initiated over the violation of the laws and customs of war. They include each shelling, each killed person," the interior minister said.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.

Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced.