Russia-Ukraine latest updates: EU calls for war crimes tribunal

Ukraine news from September 17: The EU presidency call comes after mass grave was discovered near Izyum.

Oleg Kotenko, the commissioner for issues of missing people under special circumstances, uses his smartphone to film the grave of a Ukrainian soldier in Izyum, Ukraine
Oleg Kotenko, the commissioner for issues of missing people under special circumstances, uses his smartphone to film the grave of a Ukrainian soldier in the recently retaken area of Izyum, Ukraine [Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo]
By Linah Alsaafin and Virginia Pietromarchi
Published On 17 Sep 2022

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  • The EU presidency calls for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal after the finding of hundreds of bodies in the northeastern town of Izyum, some bearing signs of torture.
  • The Washington, DC-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) says Russian forces are “likely too weak” to stop the continuing advance of Ukrainian troops along the entire Oskil River in the eastern Kharkiv region.