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Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes as Bombs and Shells Kill Civilians

HeadlineMar 01, 2022

Ukraine’s government has accused Russia of war crimes for deliberately targeting civilians during its invasion of Ukraine. New satellite photos show a massive, 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles stretching from the Belarusian border to the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian officials say troops from Belarus have joined Russia’s invasion. Elsewhere, Russia’s military has begun shelling residential areas of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Today a Russian missile struck Kharkiv’s local government building, leaving a massive crater in the city center, known as Freedom Square. Another Russian assault on Monday destroyed a children’s clothing factory in Kharkiv.

Kharkiv resident: “This is a residential area with no military object, and people lived very close to this building, where the missile hit.”

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