President Zelenskyy vows to drag 'war crimes' guilty into local courts and the halls of ICC, and Moscow labels UN-backed report on Ukraine a 'controlled leak' as Russia-Ukraine fighting enters its 387th day Follow our live coverage👇
With UN-backed inquiry accusing Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, the latter's leader Zelenskyy pledges to"bring justice closer to" Ukraine, where a Russian military offensive continues on its 387th day.Friday, March 17, 2023
"Russian bombs destroyed the Mariupol theatre, a building used as a shelter. Women and children were inside. Some people were pregnant, others elderly," Zelenskyy said.Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians, though the conflict has killed thousands, displaced millions, pulverised Ukrainian cities, shaken the global economy and created a Cold War chill in international relations.
"We will do all the legal work. We will mobilise all the partners that are necessary for this. This is already being done. Every day we bring justice closer to Ukraine."Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said that UN-mandated investigative body's report accusing Russia of "war crimes" in Ukraine has "no legal consequence."
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