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Ukrainian prosecutors trying to build a genocide indictment against Russia are examining allegations that Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russian-controlled territory since Russia launched its invasion in February, Kyiv’s top prosecutor said., Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said that focusing on the forcible transfer of children offered the best way to secure sufficient evidence to meet the legal definition of genocide.
The forced mass deportation of people during a conflict is classified as a war crime under international law. In particular, “forcibly transferring children” qualifies as genocide underthat outlawed any attempt to eradicate — in whole or in part — a particular ethnic group or country. “That’s why this forcible transfer of children is very important for us,” said Venediktova, who is overseeing multiple war crimes investigations against Russian forces.
The prosecutor general told Reuters that Ukraine was investigating “more than 20 cases about forcible transfer of people” from Ukrainian territory to Russia.“To this day we don’t have access to territory,” Venediktova said. “We don’t have access to people who we can ask, who we can interview. We are waiting when this territory will be de-occupied.”
Russia denies allegations of committing war crimes in Ukraine. Moscow has previously said that it is offering humanitarian aid to those who have voluntarily fled from Ukraine to Russia.
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