The RCMP has launched a national investigation into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ukraine.

Police will be collecting "important information and evidence" from those Ukrainians entering Canada who wish to provide it, with the hopes of using the information in future criminal investigations, according to a statement from the partners of Canada's War Crimes Program.

The War Crimes Program is a partnership between the&nbsp;Department of Justice, RCMP, the Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.&nbsp;&nbsp;

"It is essential that such information be collected and protected at the earliest opportunity, to ensure it is not lost with the passage of time and to preserve crucial evidence for future prosecutions,"&nbsp;the statement said.

A website has been launched to provide Ukrainians information about the investigation, with pamphlets&nbsp;also being given to those arriving at Canada's airports starting this week and by groups working with the newcomers.&nbsp;

RCMP sending investigators to The Hague to probe allegations of war crimes in Ukraine

The RCMP is sending more officers to the International Criminal Court to help investigate claims that war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place in Ukraine.

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019.

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The International Criminal Court building in The Hague.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing the Kremlin's troops of the worst atrocities since the Second World War.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via remote feed during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at United Nations headquarters.  Zelenskyy will address the U.N. Security Council for the first time Tuesday at a meeting that is certain to focus on what appear to be widespread deliberate killings of civilians by Russian troops.

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WARNING: This video contains graphic footage | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a chilling account of the horrors left behind by Russian troops in Bucha to members of the United Nations Security Council as he made an impassioned plea for the Kremlin to be held accountable.

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 is focused on denying safe haven to persons believed to have committed or been complicit in war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide and to seek accountability for their conduct.&nbsp;&nbsp;

RCMP&nbsp;would send&nbsp;officers to work with the International Criminal Court

 to help investigate claims that war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place in Ukraine.

People walk through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on a street on Wednesday in Bucha, Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has accused Russian forces of committing a 'deliberate massacre' as they occupied and eventually retreated from Bucha, 25 kilometres northwest of Kyiv.

RCMP launching investigation into war crimes in Ukraine

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