News - MIHR

In the Luhansk Region, a Village Head, Tortured by Russians, Escaped from the Occupation

Because she was a patriot and refused to collaborate with the Russians, Halyna Hlobchasta, the head of Makiyivka and Hrekivka villages in the Luhansk Region? became a target for the occupiers. She was abducted, detained, and tortured within the walls of the Makiyivka school, where she had worked for many years. Eventually, she escaped from occupation with her husband and now lives in the Ukraine-controlled territory.

27 September 2024

Forceful undress, polygraphs, and interrogations about Biolabs. Stories of combat medics who survived Russian captivity

At least 50 Ukrainian military medics are being held in Russian captivity. In addition, Russia holds many civilian doctors and nurses, subjecting them to beatings, interrogations, and baseless criminal charges.

24 September 2024

War and justice

Russian Commander Solovov Faces Charges of Keeping Hundreds of People in the Basement of a Yahidne Village School

The Chernihiv Raion Court held the first hearing on the merits of the case against Russian serviceman Semyon Solovov, call sign “Klen”, who is charged with violating the laws and customs of war (Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The prosecutor’s office established that it was he who had ordered to hold civilians from the village of Yahidne in the basement. Those who carried out this order have already been convicted.

18 September 2024

Prisoners of war

Azov fighter Yaroslav Kozyriev’s Mother, “I Reached a Point Where I Didn’t Understand Why I Had to Get out of Bed.” The Story of Captivity

“My mornings begin with a prayer to God, asking Him to strengthen my son, protect him from evil people and torture. And that’s the last thing I think about before falling asleep,” Iryna Kozyrieva, mother of an Azov Brigade soldier, says through tears. Her son Yaroslav has been held in Russian captivity for 29 months. However, under the Geneva Conventions, he should have been exchanged two years ago.

16 September 2024

War and justice

A Ukrainian Court Sentenced Dubinskyi, Responsible for Downing the Malaysian Boeing, on Charges of Terrorism Rather Than a War Crime

In Ukraine, Dubinskyi was not convicted for directly downing the plane but for waging aggressive war and participating in the ‘DNR’ terrorist organization. Experts emphasize that this is a misclassification. You can find out why this is important and how this verdict differs from that of The District Court of The Hague in the MIHR analysis.

10 September 2024

Enforced disappearances

He Was Tortured with Electricity and Faced an Attempted Rape. The Story of a Kherson Resident Who Shared a Cell with Kherson Mayor Kolykhaiev and Almost Committed Suicide in Captivity

Viktor Soldatov, a system administrator at the Kherson Shipyard, spent exactly nine months in Russian captivity. In an interview with MIHR, he shared his experience of the occupiers’ abuse of him, his cellmate Ihor Kolykhaiev, the Mayor of Kherson, his unexpected release, and the health issues he faced after the torture.

27 August 2024