Gyunduz Mamedov, a former deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine, stated on 25 February 2022 that he was gathering evidence of war crimes.[48] The Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba stated on 25 February that Russia was committing war crimes, and that the ministry and the Prosecutor General of Ukraine were collecting evidence, including attacks on kindergartens and orphanages, which would be "immediately transfer[red]" to the ICC.[49] On 26 February, Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal said that Russia was committing war crimes.[50]