Nov 23, 2025 - World

Ukraine says it's probing over 178,000 war crimes amid Trump peace plan talks

Rebecca Falconer

A short, dark-haired, bearded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, wearing a black jacket and pants, bows his head toward a floral tribute at the site of a Russian rocket attack that occurred on April 24. — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky pays respects to Ukrainians killed in a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv in April. Photo: Danylo Antoniuk/Anadolu via Getty Images

The number of war crime investigations open in Ukraine at the start of the fall was 178,391, Ukrainian prosecutor Vitalii Dovhal told CBS' "60 Minutes" in a program airing Sunday evening.

The big picture: The revelation comes as Ukrainian and U.S. officials hold talks on President Trump's 28-point peace plan that would force Kyiv to make concessions including ceding additional territory to Russia's invading forces and accepting full amnesty for Russians accused of war crimes.

CBS' Scott Pelley said on "60 Minutes" that he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last April "on a playground where a missile killed nine children and 10 adults," noting this and "so many more" deadly attacks make Ukraine "the largest crime scene in the world."

What we're watching: It wasn't immediately clear from the U.S. and Ukraine's joint statement on making "meaningful progress" in discussing Trump's plan Sunday night whether the proposed war crimes requirement was in the updated peace framework they drafted.

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