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Russian Forces Face War Crimes Investigation Amid Civilian Atrocities

9/24/2025

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War crimes by Russian forces on the Lyman axis include an intercepted order to "destroy the civilian population."
In Shandryholove, troops shot a family and abducted their minor daughter as a hostage, using her as a shield.
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office is investigating another civilian killing in Novoeconomichne.
Bucha footage from 2022 shows a 70-year-old man executed.

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Story summary

War crimes by Russian forces on the Lyman axis include an intercepted order to "destroy the civilian population."
In Shandryholove, troops shot a family and abducted their minor daughter as a hostage, using her as a shield.
The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office is investigating another civilian killing in Novoeconomichne.
Bucha footage from 2022 shows a 70-year-old man executed.