international crimes

Russian guided bombs kill 9-year-old girl and injure 6-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Attack
News - 31 May 2025

Russian guided bombs kill 9-year-old girl and injure 6-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Attack

Fedorov also reported that Russia had targeted residential buildings with guided bombs

Freezing the conflict means intensifying repressions against Ukrainians in the occupied territories
Columns - 30 May 2025

Freezing the conflict means intensifying repressions against Ukrainians in the occupied territories

ZMINA published a speech by Olha Skrypnyk, Head of the Crimean Human Rights Group, explaining the consequences of ignoring humanitarian challenges in the negotiation process

Russians hit Zaporizhzhia Oblast with guided aerial bombs, killing and injuring people
News - 29 May 2025

Russians hit Zaporizhzhia Oblast with guided aerial bombs, killing and injuring people

Russians attacked the village of Verkhna Tersa with guided aerial bombs at dawn

Two men die in Russian drone attack on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast
News - 29 May 2025

Two men die in Russian drone attack on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast

Russian forces frequently target civilians in the Kherson Oblast with drone attacks. Local authorities regularly report casualties caused by explosives dropped from drones

Court sentences Russian soldier Ruslan Minkhazov to life in absentia for shooting a civilian car in the Chernihiv Oblast
News - 28 May 2025

Court sentences Russian soldier Ruslan Minkhazov to life in absentia for shooting a civilian car in the Chernihiv Oblast

A Russian soldier who was involved in shooting a car carrying civilians in the region in 2022 has been found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war in absentia, combined with intentional murder.

Prosecutor General’s Office notified 877 Russians under suspicion of war crimes
News - 28 May 2025

Prosecutor General’s Office notified 877 Russians under suspicion of war crimes

The Prosecutor General's Office has officially notified 877 individuals of suspicion for committing war crimes

Russians kill 12 and injure over 60 people in largest attack on Ukraine
News - 25 May 2025

Russians kill 12 and injure over 60 people in largest attack on Ukraine

Russian armed forces attacked thirteen Ukrainian regions: the capital, the Kyiv Oblast, the Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyy, Ternopil, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Poltava Oblasts

Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv, injuring 15 civilians
News - 24 May 2025

Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv, injuring 15 civilians

It was one of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the onset of full-scale war of Russians against Ukrainian people

How Russian archaeologists in occupied Crimea are violating international law
News - 24 May 2025

How Russian archaeologists in occupied Crimea are violating international law

Since its occupation in 2014, Russian archaeologists are systematically conducting excavations on Ukrainian cultural heritage sites in Crimea, effectively appropriating or destroying them under the guise of "scientific research".

Russians kill a 32-year-old woman in Chuhuiv, five others injured across Kharkiv Oblast
News - 23 May 2025

Russians kill a 32-year-old woman in Chuhuiv, five others injured across Kharkiv Oblast

Russians killed a 32-year-old woman and injured two people. They also damaged a business facility, houses and cars

Russian ballistic missiles kill two, injure eight in attack on Odesa port
News - 23 May 2025

Russian ballistic missiles kill two, injure eight in attack on Odesa port

Kiper also reported that a port employee was killed in the Russian strike. Four of the people injured in the attack are in a serious condition, two in a moderate condition and two sustained minor injuries

Russians kill elderly woman in Kherson
News - 22 May 2025

Russians kill elderly woman in Kherson

The law enforcement officers have initiated criminal proceedings in connection with the commission of a war crime that caused the death of a person (Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)

Russian guided bombs and rockets kill one, injure seven in Kupiansk area
News - 21 May 2025

Russian guided bombs and rockets kill one, injure seven in Kupiansk area

The Russians struck a three-storey apartment building with a guided aerial bomb in the settlement of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyy. The attack completely destroyed one of the building’s entrances and damaged nearby apartment buildings and houses

Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 13 nuclear workers illegally detained over three years
News - 21 May 2025

Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 13 nuclear workers illegally detained over three years

Regarding the illegally convicted nuclear workers, seven of them have received sentences in fabricated criminal cases, three are awaiting "trial," and the fate of another three is unknown, leading them to be considered missing

Council of Europe adopts Convention on the Protection of the Lawyer Profession: will the document strengthen Ukraine’s advocacy?
News - 21 May 2025

Council of Europe adopts Convention on the Protection of the Lawyer Profession: will the document strengthen Ukraine’s advocacy?

The Council of Europe responds to the increasing threat and attacks against lawyers and the legal profession.

Over 27% of detainees were women, 20% from vulnerable groups: International Partnership for Human Rights on Kherson Detention Facility
News - 21 May 2025

Over 27% of detainees were women, 20% from vulnerable groups: International Partnership for Human Rights on Kherson Detention Facility

The report of the IPHR is based on the testimonies of 59 victims gathered by human rights defenders during field missions in the Kherson Oblast

The Russian occupiers teach our children that Ukraine does not exist at all – Human rights advocate Maria Sulyalina
News - 20 May 2025

The Russian occupiers teach our children that Ukraine does not exist at all – Human rights advocate Maria Sulyalina

During the First Crimea Week in Brussels, Belgium, the head of Centre of civil education "Almenda" explained that Russia has significantly intensified its propaganda efforts in the occupied territories of Ukraine through the education system, teaching students that Ukraine does not exist

Russian media is an important link in the chain of intimidation against Crimeans under occupation – ZMINA human rights advocate
News - 20 May 2025

Russian media is an important link in the chain of intimidation against Crimeans under occupation – ZMINA human rights advocate

During the First Crimea Week in Brussels, a human rights advocate from the Human Rights Centre ZMINA explained how the Russian media plays a crucial role in intimidating Crimeans with pro-Ukrainian views in the temporarily occupied territories