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Conflict shows no sign of abating as it enters a third month while scrutiny grows over Russian atrocities

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will take part in the joint team investigating allegations of war crimes in Ukraine following the Russian invasion, the European Union's agency for criminal justice cooperation said on Monday.

The United Nations human rights office sounded the alarm on Friday about growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, urging both Moscow and Kyiv to order combatants to respect international law. "Russian armed forces have indiscriminately shelled and bombed populated areas, killing civilians and wrecking hospitals, schools and other civilian…

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday there was growing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including signs of indiscriminate shelling and summary executions, while it said Ukraine also appeared to have used weapons with indiscriminate effects.

British police said on Friday they were gathering evidence after receiving about 50 reports of alleged war crimes following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Metropolitan Police's War Crimes Team said it had already received around 50 referrals

Detective Chief Superintendent Dominic Murphy urged people with first-hand accounts and footage of the conflict to come forward and ‘get justice’.

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Detectives say the material points to potential war crimes including killings in Mariupol and Bucha