Amnesty regrets ‘distress’ caused by claims in Ukraine report

Rights group defends allegations that military endangered civilians but says none of them justify Russia's actions

Amnesty International has said it deeply regrets the distress and anger" caused after it alleged that Ukrainian forces were flouting international law by exposing civilians to Russian fire.

We fully stand by our findings," the rights group said on Sunday, but it stressed that nothing we documented Ukrainian forces doing in any way justifies Russian violations".