Human Rights Watch Alleges War Crimes Against Ukrainian Civilians by Russian Forces

The remains of cars are seen in front of an apartment building destroyed during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 3, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters

Human Rights Watch said on April 3 that it has documented a series of several instances of war crimes allegedly committed by Russian forces in Ukraine, including rape and murder, between Feb. 27 and March 14.

The documentation described by the rights organization includes a case of repeated rape and two cases of extrajudicial execution of a total of seven men.