UN on War Crimes in Ukraine

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was established by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate violations and abuses of human rights, violations of international humanitarian law, and other crimes that may have been committed in the context of the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

The commission finds widespread use of torture and sexualized violence from the Russian side, as well as widespread use of explosives on civilian areas – the latter being the main cause for death of civilians in the context of the Russian attack on Ukraine. The commission also looks into genocide allegations, in particular incitement to genocide on Russian media and the deportation of unaccompanied children. All of that in the context of a lack of transparency and cooperation from Russian authorities.

Home Page of the Commission and with Links to Its Work

For example here is a report on a weeklong trip of the commission to Ukraine:

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine visits the country
Weeklong Trip to Ukraine – Meeting with survivors of an attack in Uman and discussing challenges for comprehensive accountability measures

And this is a press conference about the work of the commission from March 2023 to September 2023:

HRC54 | Press Conference by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
Press conference on 25 September, 2023

20 October 2023
UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine finds continued war crimes and human rights violations gravely impacting civilians (full pfd report, advance, unedited)

23 October 2023
UN documents Russian rape, torture, indiscriminate bombing of civilians and other war crimes in Ukraine

9 OCTOBER 2023
Briefing Security Council on Attacks against Ukrainian Village Hroza and Kharkiv City Centre

4 OCTOBER 2023
Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine

28 JUNE 2022
Amid Probable Atrocity Crimes, Ukraine Suffering Largest Human Displacement Crisis in World Today, Political Affairs Chief Tells Security Council


10 JANUARY 2023
Ukraine: civilian casualty update (pdf)

19 December 2022
Ukraine: civilian casualty update