Lithuania has requested that the International Criminal Court investigate Russia for war crimes as well as crimes against humanity in Ukraine. According to the International Criminal Court (ICC), war crimes include:
- Willfull killing–or causing the death of a protected person, like a civilian
- Torture
- Willfully causing great suffering, or serious injury
- Extensive destruction and appropriation of property
- Compelling a prisoner of war or other protected person to fight for a hostile power
- Willfully depriving a prisoner of war the rights of a fair and regular trial
- Unlawful deportation or confinement
- Taking hostages
- Intentional attacks against civilians, non-military targets, peacekeepers and humanitarian aid
- Killing or wounding soldiers who’ve surrendered
- Employing poisoned weapons
- Rape and sexual slavery
- Enforced sterilization
- Forced pregnancy
- Enlisting children under 15
Many of the crimes involve civilian harm. According to the United Nations, at least 102 civilians have died in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country.
