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Two Ukrainian combat pilots convicted in Russia plan to go on hunger strike
Prisoners of war
Two Ukrainian combat pilots convicted in Russia plan to go on hunger strike

Ukrainian pilots Oleksandr Morozov and Dmytro Shymanskyi have been sentenced in Moscow to 22 and 26 years of imprisonment. The Russians convicted them as terrorists, even though they are, in fact, servicemen of the Ukrainian army. However, unlike Shymanskyi, Morozov is not recognized as a prisoner of war even in Ukraine.

5 March 2025

From hero to traitor: former intelligence officer Eduard Shevchenko on trial in Mykolaiv
War and justice
From hero to traitor: former intelligence officer Eduard Shevchenko on trial in Mykolaiv

Eduard Shevchenko, a former commander of the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center and a former official of the Ochakiv City Council, is now on trial in Mykolaiv. According to the investigation, Shevchenko, who had fought in intense battles while serving in the ATO zone, betrayed his oath and began working for the Russians after their full-scale invasion. Allegedly, under their orders he attempted to recruit the mayor of Ochakiv and reported on the aftermath of shelling.

4 March 2025

A Ukrainian patriot, imprisoned at 17, has spent half his life in a penal colony in occupied Donetsk
Enforced disappearances
A Ukrainian patriot, imprisoned at 17, has spent half his life in a penal colony in occupied Donetsk

The case of Bohdan Kovalchuk stands apart from the stories of other Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia in […]

4 March 2025

Russia kills twice: the deadly tactic of double-tap strikes
Analytics
Russia kills twice: the deadly tactic of double-tap strikes

One of Russia’s tactics in its war against Ukraine is the use of double-tap strikes, which means hitting a target and then attacking it again shortly afterward. Between February 2022 and August 31, 2024, researchers from non-governmental organization Truth Hounds counted up to 36 such attacks across Ukrainian regions, including Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Khmelnytskyi.

3 March 2025

Transfer to prison instead of prisoner exchange: civilian captives from occupied Luhansk are being taken to Russia
Enforced disappearances
Transfer to prison instead of prisoner exchange: civilian captives from occupied Luhansk are being taken to Russia

"Everything is very difficult, but I’m holding on and keeping my chin up. Hugs to all of you. I believe that we will see each other again. As Schopenhauer said 300 years ago, everything will happen one way or another", wrote Oleksandr Borysov, a resident of Luhansk, in his first letter to his family after being conveyed to prison. December 24, 2024. Yakutsk, Russia. Borysov is one of several dozen civilians who were seized in the occupied part of Luhansk region before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and have remained imprisoned ever since. At the end of 2024, Russian authorities began transferring them to Russia. Oleksandr was among the first to be transferred.

20 February 2025

Negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine: Statement by Ukrainian Human Rights Activists on the Talks between the US and Russia
Advocacy
Negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine: Statement by Ukrainian Human Rights Activists on the Talks between the US and Russia

Agreements between the US and Russia concerning Ukraine have nothing to do with sustainable peace and international security, instead creating additional security, economic, and other threats for the countries that support them.

19 February 2025

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