international crimes

Journalism under siege for over a decade in temporarily occupied Crimea: How Russia has stifled freedom of the press on the Ukrainian peninsula
News - 10 June 2024

Journalism under siege for over a decade in temporarily occupied Crimea: How Russia has stifled freedom of the press on the Ukrainian peninsula

The policy of destroying independent media deprives Crimean residents of access to information from independent journalists, creating a propaganda bubble

Russians killed one and injured 14 civilians in Ukraine on June 10
News - 10 June 2024

Russians killed one and injured 14 civilians in Ukraine on June 10

According to the HRMMU, the increase in civilian casualties was mainly due to attacks in Kharkiv region since 10 May related to a ground offensive launched by Russian armed forces from the Russian Federation into the Kharkiv region

Cutting US support for ICC because of Israel would hurt Ukrainian war victims
Columns - 06 June 2024

Cutting US support for ICC because of Israel would hurt Ukrainian war victims

U.S. legislators should remember the progress they’ve made toward justice for Ukrainian victims. They should let the ICC prosecutor and judges do what they have been elected by 124 countries to do and support them where possible, Nadia Volkova noted

Operation Blockbuster: why Russians shoot staged videos with detained Ukrainians
Articles - 06 June 2024

Operation Blockbuster: why Russians shoot staged videos with detained Ukrainians

ZMINA explored how Russian security forces and courts turn civilian Ukrainians into “terrorists” and why propagandists publish videos of their detentions and confessions

“We were kept in a pit near a petrol station”: a teenager from Kherson region told how he was taken to a torture chamber
News - 06 June 2024

“We were kept in a pit near a petrol station”: a teenager from Kherson region told how he was taken to a torture chamber

The guy was taken to a cell where about 15 people were already there. It looked like some kind of shower room: everything was tiled and there was a drain in the corner. Vitalii was the youngest there. 

Death toll due to Russian attack on Kharkiv region on 31 May rises to nine
News - 01 June 2024

Death toll due to Russian attack on Kharkiv region on 31 May rises to nine

Fatalities include three women aged 39, 68 and 86 and four men aged 52, 64, 41 and 28

Russians killed a woman and injured 12 more civilians in Kharkiv
News - 27 May 2024

Russians killed a woman and injured 12 more civilians in Kharkiv

Ukraine's Air Force reported that they have been observing a “carousel pattern” of Russian aircraft dropping bombs targeting the city of Kharkiv

Five residents of Donetsk Oblast were killed by Russians on May 26
News - 27 May 2024

Five residents of Donetsk Oblast were killed by Russians on May 26

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to world leaders who are still aside from the global efforts of the Global Peace Summit to join it. He called on them to show leadership in advancing real peace, not just a pause between strikes

Russian Armed Forces hit construction material hypermarket in Kharkiv, killing and injuring civilians (updated)
News - 25 May 2024

Russian Armed Forces hit construction material hypermarket in Kharkiv, killing and injuring civilians (updated)

After the strike, a video of the fire and a massive cloud of smoke from the Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv is being shared on social media

Russians killed at least seven, injured 22 civilians in their missile attack on Kharkiv oblast and destroyed Vivat publishing house (updated)
News - 23 May 2024

Russians killed at least seven, injured 22 civilians in their missile attack on Kharkiv oblast and destroyed Vivat publishing house (updated)

The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office said that Russian forces had launched a series of strikes with S-300 and S-400 missiles on Kharkiv and the town of Liubotyn starting at 10:30

De-identified Crimea: Occupying state massively eradicates ethnic celebrations – Amnesty International
News - 23 May 2024

De-identified Crimea: Occupying state massively eradicates ethnic celebrations – Amnesty International

Amnesty International concluded, that Russia has had ten years to implement its policies designed to alter the ethnic makeup of and suppress non-Russian identities in Crimea

Russian strike kills six civilians, injures 28 in Kharkiv recreation area
News - 19 May 2024

Russian strike kills six civilians, injures 28 in Kharkiv recreation area

Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, stated that the Russian invaders targeted an area where civilians were relaxing. The police confirmed five fatalities, including a pregnant woman, with at least 28 injured

Russia’s forced demographic changes in Crimea violate international law – Amnesty International
News - 15 May 2024

Russia’s forced demographic changes in Crimea violate international law – Amnesty International

Russia has had ten years to implement its policies designed to alter the ethnic makeup of and suppress non-Russian identities in Crimea. Through population transfer and coercive policies targeting minorities, it has sought to dilute and remove Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar identity from the peninsula

Russia militarizes education and erases cultural identity of children in temporarily occupied Crimea – UN and Amnesty International
News - 13 May 2024

Russia militarizes education and erases cultural identity of children in temporarily occupied Crimea – UN and Amnesty International

The International Court of Justice found that the way in which Russia had implemented its educational system in Crimea after 2014 with regard to school education in the Ukrainian language had violated its obligations under Articles 2(1)(a) and 5(v) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Crimea as a launchpad: Russian Forces utilise temporarily occupied Crimea for deadly attacks on civilians in Ukraine – Crimean Human Rights Group
News - 08 May 2024

Crimea as a launchpad: Russian Forces utilise temporarily occupied Crimea for deadly attacks on civilians in Ukraine – Crimean Human Rights Group

Since late September 2022, Russians have been active in using Iran-made SHAHED kamikaze drones to attack civilian infrastructure. A substantial part of such drones is also launched from the occupied peninsula territory

Russians decimate entire street in border village of Kharkiv Oblast using modified FAB-1500 glide bomb
News - 06 May 2024

Russians decimate entire street in border village of Kharkiv Oblast using modified FAB-1500 glide bomb

No more than a hundred locals were in this border village in the Kupiansk district, and no soldiers were present

Russians kill seven people and injur 32 civilians in their Odesa ballistic missile strike, likely with cluster munitions (updated)
News - 30 April 2024

Russians kill seven people and injur 32 civilians in their Odesa ballistic missile strike, likely with cluster munitions (updated)

Kiper reported that as of 22:00, four people had been reported killed, along with a dog. Another man died of a stroke brought on by the attack. A total of 32 people were injured, and 25 are in hospital, including two children and a pregnant woman

Russians damaged four thermal power plants, injuring civilians
News - 27 April 2024

Russians damaged four thermal power plants, injuring civilians

Ukraine's Air Force reported the Russians used a total of 34 air-, ground- and sea-launched missiles. 21 missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defense