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A court in Odesa is examining one of the first cases involving the capture and illegal detention of Ukrainian civilians in the occupied territories. The trial is against the so-called occupation “mayor” of Nova Kakhovka and an “aide to the head of the DPR”. Among the victims are residents of Kherson Region.
30 January 2024
Olena Kovalyova manages the Community Center in Terekhivka. While under occupation, this village served as a temporary home for Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin, the then commander of the Central Military District of the Russian Federation. MIHR visited Terekhivka to find out what happened there and to document the war crimes committed by the Russian military.
29 January 2024
UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo has stated that Russia has grossly violated the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This is a precedent, as the issue of Ukrainian prisoners of war has not been raised at the highest international level before.
26 January 2024
Psychologist Alma Taso Deljkovic is one of those who joined the creation of a victim support system […]
23 January 2024
Taras Semkiv is the Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in the Context of Armed Conflict, Office of the Prosecutor General. He led a team of five prosecutors who prosecuted the case of Denys Kulykovskyi after his detention. The case estimated 22 victims.
15 January 2024
Oleksandr Medvediov, mayor of Snovsk in Chernihiv Region, was taken hostage in March 2022 when Russian forces invaded the city. Captured by enemy soldiers, he endured several days in handcuffs, subjected to brutal interrogation and physical abuse, including a broken shoulder blade, and faced a ransom demand for his release.
5 January 2024