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    Analysis: Many denounce war crimes in Ukraine, but justice is slow. Why this time may be different

    by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Mar 30, 2022 5 minutes
    The body of a civilian on a destroyed bridge overlooking the Irpin River in Irpin, Ukraine on March 7, 2022.

    WASHINGTON — With rare speed, the U.S. government has determined that Russian forces are committing war crimes as they attempt to bombard Ukraine into submission, a brutal onslaught that has displaced millions and likely killed thousands of civilians.

    But even after egregious actions, war crimes prosecutions are methodical endeavors that can last for more than a decade before perpetrators are brought to justice — if they ever are.

    Something different, though, is occurring with Ukraine, legal and human rights experts say. Thanks to smartphones, social media and the publicity savvy and pointed eagerness of Ukrainian officials, evidence of potential war crimes is being compiled even as they unfold.

    "It's all happening in real time," said Jane E. Stromseth, a professor of international law and human rights at Georgetown University, who previously worked on global justice for the State Department.

    This will allow investigators to build cases more rapidly than in previous theaters of war crimes, such

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