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Brave Ukrainian prosecutors aim to hold Russia accountable for war crimes
Sunday Focus report from Bucha on Ukrainian prosecutors pursuing justice after the killings of civilians — including the case of a boy who survived the shooting that killed his father.
From Bucha — where bodies of civilians were found after Russian forces withdrew in spring 2022 — McLaughlin reported on the prosecutors working to hold Russia accountable, including the case of a 14-year-old boy who survived a Russian soldier’s shooting that killed his father, and the first war-crimes trial of a Russian soldier since the war began.
Why it mattered
Weeks after Russian forces withdrew from Bucha, prosecutors had already documented thousands of alleged war crimes; the report followed their work and the families seeking justice.
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