Criminological characteristics of war crimes committed by the russian army against the civilian population in Chernihiv region from February 24 to April 2, 2022

Abstract

The article highlights the regional aspect of war crimes committed by the Russian army against the civilian population in the Chernihiv region. It is noted that Chernihiv was under the siege from February 24 to April 2, 2022, and many villages and communities of the Chernihiv region were occupied.The author emphasizes the analysis of war crimes committed by Russian servicemen against the civilian population. The current international act regarding the understanding of war crimes is the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which was signed in 1998. During the war, the Russian Federation violated the legal norms of Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and Art. The analysis of war crimes committed by Russian servicemen was carried out on the basis of the data of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office and the report of the UN commission on war crimes committed by Russians in Chernihiv Oblast. The following crimes were recorded in Chernihiv Oblast: shooting of civilians, torture, intentional attacks on buildings intended for religious, educational, artistic, scientific, or charitable purposes; keeping people in the basement (like a concentration camp); the use of cluster weapons, which are prohibited in 90 countries of the world. In the village іt is true that in Chernihiv оblast, the occupiers drove the entire population of the village into the school basement, where they held them for almost a month. So far, employees of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office have announced the suspicion of 15 russian servicemen who committed crimes against the civilian population.A criminological portrait of Russian servicemen who committed offensive and humiliating treatment of the civilian population, murder, and torture was compiled. Most of them are representatives of national minorities, who show a cruel mentality towards people, besides, for whom war is also a way of making money. As a conclusion, all recorded war crimes are indisputable evidence of the atrocity of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which violated the requirements of international humanitarian law regarding the conduct of war. should bear criminal responsibility before the International Criminal Court. The Russian Federation must be held accountable before the International Criminal Court.