Investigations
A year ago, on January 24, 2024, an IL-76 heavy military transport aircraft crashed in the sky over the Belgorod region. Russia claimed that Ukraine shot down a plane with 65 of its prisoners of war (POWs). Ukraine responded in general terms: military targets are legitimate targets.
24 January 2025
The MIHR conducted an investigation and determined why Interpol’s tools are unavailable to Ukraine when it comes to Russia’s war crimes.
14 January 2025
In the occupied territories of Ukraine, Russia systematically persecutes journalists. As of today, MIHR knows of 31 Ukrainian media workers held captive by Russia. Among them are those abducted back in 2014, as well as those captured during the full-scale invasion. According to the Institute of Mass Information, as of May 8, 2024, due to Russian aggression, 80 media workers have died, 10 of whom while in the line of duty. In many cases, the fate of Ukrainian media workers captured by Russia remains unknown.
30 May 2024
One of the most brutal Russian colonies, where Ukrainian military prisoners and civilians are held, is located in the town of Donskoy in the Tula region. MIHR has documented testimonies of several victims who were continuously beaten, tortured, and driven to insanity there.
8 February 2024
In this investigative material the MIHR researches chronology of seizer of the station, names of involved Russian soldiers, reproduces the route of movement of prisoners of war captured in the exclusion zone, and conditions of their detention to the Russian Federation. And also tries to answer the question: how did it happen that the nuclear facility suddenly ended up in the hands of the enemy.
22 November 2023
A year ago, on the night of July 28-29, several explosions occurred in Volnovakha penal colony No. 120, known as Olenivska. A fire broke out in a barracks housing 193 Azov prisoners. About 50 soldiers were killed and more than 70 others were seriously injured. The Media Initiative for Human Rights is conducting its own investigation into the crime. This time, we are recreating the events of July 28-29, 2022 in detail.
26 July 2023
The city of Mariupol found itself isolated on the first days of the full scale invasion. Constant […]
25 April 2023
A man who introduced himself as an FSB officer put a notebook in front of Oleksandr Starodubets, […]
14 April 2023
A full year has elapsed since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The Ukrainian Armed Forces […]
12 April 2023
The history of creation and operation of the most notorious place used for detention of civilians and […]
1 December 2022