The images are gruesome, horrifying and unmistakable.
War crimes are being committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and judging from the amount of evidence, its appearance throughout the country and Russia’s past practice, brutality and illegality appear to be a deliberate policy.
The government of Japan has rightly identified these acts as war crimes, condemned them and demanded justice. It will not be easy, but the quest for accountability must be deliberate and unyielding. The perpetrators must be found and punished.