UN Rights Chief Urges Putin To Halt Armed Attacks On Ukraine

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to put an end to armed attacks on Ukraine and said the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant must be demilitarized.

The power plant, Europe's largest, was captured by Russia in March, shortly after it invaded Ukraine on February 24. It has repeatedly come under fire in recent weeks, sparking fears of a nuclear disaster in a country still haunted by the legacy of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Bachelet urged the international community to keep accurate records of all suspected war crimes committed in Ukraine since the start of the conflict.

"The international community must insist on documentation" to be able to one day prove war crimes, Bachelet said in a speech on August 25 marking the end of her term as the United Nations' high commissioner for human rights.

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of committing atrocities against civilians in the towns of Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel in the early days of the war. Moscow denies the allegations, despite widespread evidence of atrocities.