30 3D scanners from Luxembourg to help uncover war crimes committed by Russians in Ukraine

Luxembourg has provided Ukraine with 3D scanners, which should help in uncovering war crimes committed by the Russian invasion forces.

RTL Today reported about this.

These scanners can be used to scan large areas and collect pieces of evidence.

Since the collection of evidence is a crucially important step in this process, Luxembourg has recently donated 30 3D scanners to Ukraine. With the help of this equipment, local investigators can now scan mass graves.

According to reports form the organisation Prosecute Russian War Crimes, no fewer than 39,000 violations of the Geneva Conventions have been found on the liberated territories formerly occupied by Russian forces.

“Ukrainian law enforcement officers are investigating these reports, hoping that this task will become easier thanks to Luxembourg’s logistical support,” the article says.

The project costs €1.3 million to provide this special equipment.

“Large parts of our country are occupied by the troops of the Russian Federation. After we recapture these territories, Ukrainian soldiers always look for graves. Due to the scanners, it will now be possible to secure clues without having to touch anything. This will allow us to collect evidence for trials,” Nataliia Nestor, deputy director of the forensic science institute in Kyiv said.

Luxembourg Defense Minister François Bausch said that the 3D scanners had been directly sent to war-torn regions of Ukraine.

“It is not only a scanner, there is an internal software that allows users to scan large areas with all the objects found there. Information is then processed by a computer, which is extremely important and ensures that war crimes are uncovered.

This project costs us €1.3 million, but I think it is worth it. This will really help Ukraine a lot,” he said.

As previously reported, since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Luxembourg has provided Ukraine with material support and weapons worth €74 million.