 In the nearly two years since, we have all seen invading Russian forces commit atrocities on the largest scale in any European armed conflict since the Second World War. And as the world has witnessed the horrors of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, so has the United States Department of Justice. That is why the Justice Department has filed the first-ever charges under the U.S. War Crime Statute against four Russia-affiliated military personnel for heinous crimes against an American citizen. In an indictment returned yesterday in the Eastern District of Virginia, we have charged four Russia-affiliated military personnel with war crimes against an American citizen living in Ukraine. The charges include conspiracy to commit war crimes, including war crimes outlawed by the international community after World War II, unlawful confinement, torture, and inhuman treatment. Like all defendants in the U.S. criminal justice system, the defendants in this case are entitled due process of law and are presumed innocent until proven guilty. We allege that in April of 2022, two commending officers of Russia-affiliated forces, Yuren Zoranovic-Hukurchian and Dmitry Budnik, as well as two lower-ranking soldiers whose first names are Valery and Nazar, committed war crimes against an American citizen who has been living in Russia, who had been living in Russia since 2021. These charges against four Russia-affiliated military personnel are the Justice Department's first criminal charges under the U.S. War Crime Statute. They are also an important step toward accountability for the Russian regime's illegal war in Ukraine. This history should make clear that the Justice Department and the American people have a long memory. We will not forget the atrocities in Ukraine, and we will never stop working to bring those responsible to justice. For the first time in our nation's history, federal agents gathered sufficient evidence to bring charges of war crimes perpetrated against an American citizen in violation of Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 2441. I am extraordinarily proud of these federal law enforcement agents. Thanks to their exceptional work, the United States will hold the Russian perpetrators of this unthinkable mistreatment, these unacceptable human rights violations accountable. The charges unsealed just a few minutes ago reveal absolutely unconscionable crimes, including unlawful confinement, torture, and other inhumane acts committed against one of our own citizens by four individuals affiliated with the Russian military. That American, like so many others, became a victim of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which continues to wreak unimaginable tragedy on the region. And as you can see from today's announcement, we will work relentlessly to bring criminals to justice, no matter how long or how far that work may take us. Thank you.