Gathering evidence to prosecute Russian forces has become one of the biggest tasks for the Ukrainian police since the start of the invasion on 24 February, but international support is helping efforts
"We are also investigating those crimes committed by the political establishment of the Russian Federation, directing the troops and allowing them to commit war crimes, such as rape, killing of children, and killing civilians in general. They let their commanders do it," he added.Teams of national police, security service officers and prosecutors, collect evidence from the sites of airstrikes and liberated areas.
Experts from France, Lithuania and Slovakia are also in Ukraine providing support - in total more than 40 countries have offered assistance and $20m has been pledged to help fund the office of Ukrainian prosecutor-general.A war crimes prosecutor examines damage in Mykolaiv in July. Pic: Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office/Reuters.
"Statements are gradually coming from those who have lost their loved ones, who have gone missing. There are usually dozens of statements after each shelling," said Mr Monastyrskiy.Russia is not a member of the International Criminal Court - it withdrew its recognition of the ICC after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 - and Ukraine is yet to ratify its membership, and so a special international tribunal is being considered by The Netherlands.
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