Türk: Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine

The continuing lack of accountability for the violations and abuses committed by Russian forces in Ukraine is deeply concerning, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday. 

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A woman sits outside what remains of her home, after it was destroyed during heavy shelling in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.

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