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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 18, 2022

The U.S. State Department yesterday announced the launch of a new program to gather and analyze evidence of war crimes and other atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine, Reuters reports. In a statement, the State Department said the Conflict Observatory will encompass documentation, verification and dissemination of open-source evidence of Russia's actions in Ukraine. Reports and analyses will be made available through the observatory's website. President Joe Biden has accused Russia of "major war crimes" while the Ukrainian government says it has identified more than 10,000 possible crimes.