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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
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
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have been assaulting a female correctional facility in Mala Loknia, Kursk region, where Ukrainian captives—women and men—have been confined for a long time. The seizure of the colony will be a crucial step for Ukraine in gathering evidence of the war crimes committed by Russia against Ukrainian prisoners of war.
23 August 2024
Despite the Kherson being under occupation from the first days of the full-scale invasion, its residents actively protested against the invaders. Among those abducted was Serhii Arefiev, a mobile communications company employee.
13 August 2024
Yehor Kysel, an Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) veteran, defended Kherson during the early days of the full-scale invasion. After the city was occupied, he was abducted by Russians. Since then, the man’s place of detention has changed several times. We share what is happening with the veteran based on the account of his sister, Inna.
8 August 2024
July 28, 2024 is the second anniversary of the mass murder of Ukrainian soldiers of the Azov Brigade held in captivity in Olenivka. Previously the MIHR established the chronology of this crime almost minute by minute. Now we are talking about the progress made in the investigation and the persons charged by the Prosecutor’s Office with the murder.
28 July 2024