Maria Klymyk
She studied at Lviv Polytechnic National University. She used to work in the field of advertising, was engaged in copywriting.
In April 2022, she joined the MIHR team. She collects and documents information about war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, forms databases of MIHR.
In her spare time, she studies the art of photography and builds her own library, reading everything she can get her hands on.
The Bosnian War officially began on April 6, 1992, and lasted for four years. According to various estimates, around 100,000 people were killed during the conflict, with another 31,000 reported missing. Over 2 million people were displaced both within the country and beyond its borders. More than three decades have passed since then, yet most families have not returned to their homes. Around 8,000 missing persons are still being searched for to this day.
12 June 2025
Around 1,300 Ukrainian marines remain in Russian captivity. For the past three years, their families have been fighting to bring them home. But alongside this uphill battle is another, quieter war – the fight to preserve their health. Families describe their experience as a form of dual torture: while the marines endure physical and psychological abuse in Russian prisons, the pain and suffering reverberate back home.
16 April 2025
Russia is attempting to break the spirit of captured Ukrainians and force them to obtain Russian citizenship. They are offered good jobs, new housing, and promises to bring their families from Ukraine. Those who refuse exchange and accept Russian citizenship are recruited into the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Battalion to fight against Ukraine.
6 March 2025
— We were standing by the barracks on the territory of Olenivka and watching for five hours […]
6 January 2025
The Media Initiative for Human Rights has received information on the officially confirmed number of Ukrainians who died in Russian captivity. Most of them are prisoners of war, but there are also civilians. MIHR also investigated the most common causes of death in captivity.
23 December 2024