UK sends war crimes experts to Ukraine - Foreign Office


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  • Friday, 29 Apr 2022

FILE PHOTO: A local resident is seen inside an apartment building heavily damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 28, 2022. Picture taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it was sending experts to help Ukraine with gathering evidence and prosecuting war crimes, with a team due to arrive in Poland in early May.

Ukraine says it is investigating some 7,600 potential war crimes and at least 500 suspects following Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of its neighbour.

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