War Crimes Watch

Documenting evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

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The Associated Press and FRONTLINE are gathering, verifying and documenting evidence of potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including attacks on hospitals, schools and residential areas along with other violations of international humanitarian law. We will be updating War Crimes Watch and publishing stories on an ongoing basis.

The team began by examining attacks on medical facilities. Since the start of the invasion on February 24, AP and Frontline have verified 22 attacks on hospitals, clinics, ambulances and medical workers.

Children's hospital in Kharkiv hit by apparent cluster bomb
Feb 25, 2022
Kiev children's hospital shelled, child killed
Feb 25, 2022
Cancer hospital in Melitopol hit during battle
Feb 25, 2022
Russian forces kill ambulance driver, patient
Feb 26, 2022

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Mar 18, 2022
Hospital struck by 10 Russian shells
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Mar 16, 2022
Kyiv children's cancer hospital rocked by explosions for a third time
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Mar 16, 2022
Kyiv medical clinic shelled by Russians
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Mar 15, 2022
Russians seize Mariupol hospital with 400 people inside
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Mar 12, 2022
Russians shell Ukrainian hospital, reportedly mutliple times
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Mar 12, 2022
Hospital destroyed during battle for town in southwestern Ukraine
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Mar 12, 2022
A medical clinic struck by Russian military in the city of Makariv
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Mar 11, 2022
Doctor: Russian strike hits cancer hospital full of patients.
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Mar 11, 2022
Dergachi hospital and ambulances hit in attack
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Mar 10, 2022
City hospital in eastern Ukraine damaged by Russian shelling
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Mar 9, 2022
Mayor: Russian airstrike hits two hospitals in Ukraine
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Mar 9, 2022
Russian strike hits maternity hospital, kills woman and baby
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Mar 8, 2022
Red Cross office damaged in Russian air raid
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Mar 8, 2022
Russian forces bombed a hospital ni Izyum, local official says
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Mar 5, 2022
Russian fire hits local Ukranian hospital
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Mar 5, 2022
Russians accused of opening fire on childrens hospital
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Mar 5, 2022
Children's cancer hospital damaged after cruise missile shot down
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Mar 3, 2022
Childrens hospital suffers extensive damage
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Mar 1, 2022
Hospital destroyed in strike, three reported killed
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Mar 1, 2022
Ukrainian maternity ward forced underground by Russian shelling
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Mar 1, 2022
Video shows fire raging at Kharkiv hospital
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Feb 26, 2022
Russian forces kill ambulance driver, patient
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Feb 25, 2022
Shelling kills one, injures three at Kharkiv blood bank
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Feb 25, 2022
Cancer hospital in Melitopol hit during battle
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Feb 25, 2022
Kiev children's hospital shelled, child killed
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Feb 25, 2022
Children's hospital in Kharkiv hit by apparent cluster bomb
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Feb 24, 2022
Children's hospital in Donetsk damaged by shelling
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Feb 24, 2022
Four killed in attack on hospital in Vuhledar
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The Associated Press and Frontline have consulted with experts in international war crimes law to understand what separates a violation of international law from collateral damage from war. The news organizations are gathering reports of potential war crimes in Ukraine from myriad sources, including reports from AP’s own reporters, other news organizations, social media posts, international human rights organizations and Ukrainian officials and human rights groups.

For reports that have not been witnessed by AP journalists, a team of AP reporters works to verify the events. Reporters use a variety of web tools to geolocate images posted on social media, compare them to earlier photographs or satellite imagery and confirm their veracity. Journalists seek out corroborating social media posts and published witness accounts, and seek out and interview additional witnesses to the events. And AP looks for official confirmation of attacks from organizations such at the United Nations.

Only after an event that is a potential war crime is independently confirmed by the AP do we include it in our War Crimes Watch database.

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