Human rights organization Amnesty International on Friday released an investigation into war crimes in Ukraine.
In Bucha, one of the first towns to be occupied by Russian troops in late February, Amnesty found evidence of extrajudicial executions and also found evidence of torture prior to death. In the nearby town of Borodyanka, Amnesty found evidence of indiscriminate attacks which left up to 40 civilians dead.
NBC News has not verified those claims, and Russia has repeatedly denied committing war crimes in Ukraine.
Agnès Callamard, Amnesty's secretary general said: “The pattern of crimes committed by Russian forces that we have documented includes both unlawful attacks and wilful killings of civilians." She called on "Ukrainian authorities, the International Criminal Court and others to ensure evidence is preserved that could support future war crime prosecutions," NBC News reports.
