PRESS RELEASE : Andriy Yermak held a meeting on the creation of the Book of Torturers to bring to justice all Russian war criminals

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 25 April 2022.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held a meeting on the issue of bringing to justice those Russian war criminals who have committed and continue to commit crimes on the territory of Ukraine.

He reminded that a strong team of lawyers has been formed in our country, which prepares lawsuits in international courts. At the same time, according to Andriy Yermak, it is necessary to create a system to identify all these criminals and obtain the necessary information about them.

In particular, the so-called Book of Torturers has already been initiated – a collection of information about every Russian war criminal involved in atrocities in Ukraine.

“The main goal, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said many times, and I think this is the opinion of every Ukrainian today: everyone who has committed these horrible crimes in our country, wherever he may be, must be punished,” stressed the Head of the Office of the President.

Andriy Yermak noted that all the necessary resources of our country and foreign partners who strongly support Ukraine in this issue will be involved in this.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Andriy Smyrnov believes that now it is necessary to synchronize the efforts of all pre-trial investigation bodies in the exchange of information obtained about specific war criminals – both privates and officers of the enemy army.

The process of identifying and verifying the data obtained must continue until the last of these criminals is identified.