Kremlin is accused of war crimes by U.S. Secretary of State for bombing a theater in Ukraine that housed children.

• Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State, stated on Thursday that he believes Russian troops have perpetrated war crimes in Ukraine.
• Russian forces targeted Ukrainian civilians, as described by the nation's top diplomat in a laundry list of reports.

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, stated on Thursday that he believes Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine due to multiple attacks on civilians.

During a press conference at the State Department, Blinken concurred with President Biden's statement that war crimes have been committed in Ukraine, specifically targeting civilians is a war crime.

"Given the devastation of the past three weeks, I find it hard to believe that the Russians are behaving differently," he remarked.

On Wednesday, President Biden publicly labeled Putin as a "war criminal" for his unprovoked attack on Ukraine, marking the first time he has used such language.

On Wednesday, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, stated that Biden's comments were sincere and based on what he had seen on the news, which she characterized as "barbaric actions by a brutal dictator."

At the State Department, a separate legal process is being conducted to determine if Putin breached international law and committed war crimes.

Russian forces targeted Ukrainian civilians, as described by the nation's top diplomat in a laundry list of reports.

According to Blinken, Russian forces bombed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people had taken refuge. The word "children" had been written in Russian in giant white letters on the pavement outside the building, indicating that there were children inside.

The U.S. has observed a "long list of attacks on civilian and nonmilitary locations across Ukraine," including an incident where Russian forces opened fire on 10 civilians waiting in line for bread, according to the speaker.

Since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, nearly 780 civilians have been killed and over 1,252 have been injured, according to the United Nations.

On Wednesday, the International Court of Justice ruled in favor of Ukraine and ordered Russia to immediately suspend its ongoing war. Russia has previously snubbed the court's hearings on the matter.