international crimes

Putin isn’t seeking peace that’s why Alaska meeting won’t change that – ISW expert
News - 12 August 2025

Putin isn’t seeking peace that’s why Alaska meeting won’t change that – ISW expert

Barros commented on expectations surrounding the Trump-Putin summit scheduled for August 15 and ISW's recent assessments that the Kremlin is trying to use the meeting to sow discord between the U.S. and Europe

Russians hits Zaporizhzhia bus hub, injuring 23 civilians (updated)
News - 10 August 2025

Russians hits Zaporizhzhia bus hub, injuring 23 civilians (updated)

The second strike hit the university clinic of Zaporizhzhia Medical University. No one was injured there, but the attacks damaged the healthcare facility buildings

Russian strikes on Kharkiv Oblast kill 1,wound 3 women
News - 10 August 2025

Russian strikes on Kharkiv Oblast kill 1,wound 3 women

A 64-year-old man stepped on an unidentified explosive device in Kupiansk. Medics took him to a medical facility in Kharkiv for treatment

Russian soldier shoots dead an Ukrainian civilian evacuating with suitcase in the Donetsk Oblast
News - 06 August 2025

Russian soldier shoots dead an Ukrainian civilian evacuating with suitcase in the Donetsk Oblast

Prosecutors noted that this is the third documented case this year of Russian troops executing civilians in the Donetsk Oblast

Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia recreation base kills two, injures 12, including children
News - 06 August 2025

Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia recreation base kills two, injures 12, including children

Fedorov reported that medics took nine people to a hospital, including two children

The Council of Europe, the EU and 38 countries called on Russia to return the kidnapped Ukrainian children without delay and any conditions
News - 05 August 2025

The Council of Europe, the EU and 38 countries called on Russia to return the kidnapped Ukrainian children without delay and any conditions

The International Coalition’s Statement sends a clear and united message from the international community: Russia must return the Ukrainian children without delay or conditions

Imposing neutrality on Ukraine contradicts international law – scholars
News - 05 August 2025

Imposing neutrality on Ukraine contradicts international law – scholars

According to Valeriy Chalyy, Chairman of the Board of the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, the issue of imposing neutrality on Ukraine by the aggressor country is carried over from one document produced by Moscow to another. Consequently, this issue features in negotiations and media narratives

Morning Russian shelling in Sumy Oblast killed two people and injured others
News - 05 August 2025

Morning Russian shelling in Sumy Oblast killed two people and injured others

Emergency services are currently working at the scene. Search and rescue teams are conducting an ongoing operation

In Kharkiv region, two people killed in Russian shelling at night, 10 more were injured (updated)
News - 05 August 2025

In Kharkiv region, two people killed in Russian shelling at night, 10 more were injured (updated)

In its morning report, the Ukrainian Air Force stated it had neutralized 29 of the drones but confirmed hits at 17 locations

Russian drone strike kills two civilians on moped in Kharkiv Oblast
News - 04 August 2025

Russian drone strike kills two civilians on moped in Kharkiv Oblast

Investigators have opened criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to war crimes

While missiles hit Kyiv, the OSCE throws itself a birthday party
Columns - 04 August 2025

While missiles hit Kyiv, the OSCE throws itself a birthday party

Today, one OSCE member state – Russia, assisted by another member, Belarus – has systematically violated every single Helsinki principle

Russia kills 3, destroys momes in Zaporizhzhia Oblast strikes
News - 03 August 2025

Russia kills 3, destroys momes in Zaporizhzhia Oblast strikes

The Zaporizhzhia Oblast constantly suffers from Russian shelling

Russia kills child, 12, in attack on village in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, another teenager fights for life
News - 02 August 2025

Russia kills child, 12, in attack on village in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, another teenager fights for life

Russia attacked the Svesa hromada at around 14:30 on August 2, 2025, affecting two boys who were near the scene

Russian forces strike Kherson again, killing a man and a woman; others injured
News - 02 August 2025

Russian forces strike Kherson again, killing a man and a woman; others injured

A Russian attack on Kherson's Korabelnyi District fatally injured a 68-year-old woman. The same attack wounded two others: a 41-year-old man who sustained blast trauma and multiple injuries to his torso and limbs, while a 79-year-old man also suffered blast trauma

Russian strikes kill 32, including two children, and injure 159 in Kyiv overnight (updated)
News - 31 July 2025

Russian strikes kill 32, including two children, and injure 159 in Kyiv overnight (updated)

Russia launched 309 drones and eight cruise missiles during the night, according to Ukraine's air force. And although officials say air defences did manage to destroy many of them, there were numerous hits, including from cruise missiles

Russians damaged Kyiv’s main mosque in a deadly overnight barrage
News - 31 July 2025

Russians damaged Kyiv’s main mosque in a deadly overnight barrage

The Mission of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea reported that all the windows and doors in the mosque building were shattered. According to the mosque's mufti, Murat Suleymanov, a rocket landed just 50 meters from the structure, with falling debris causing additional destruction

From “soft power” to torture chambers: patterns of Russia’s seizure of new states based on Ukraine’s experience
Articles - 30 July 2025

From “soft power” to torture chambers: patterns of Russia’s seizure of new states based on Ukraine’s experience

ZMINA summarised the main highlights and recommendations included in the Special Report on the situation in the territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation

Russians target aid queue in Kharkiv Oblast: five dead, four wounded
News - 29 July 2025

Russians target aid queue in Kharkiv Oblast: five dead, four wounded

Investigation shows that at approximately 10:30 on July 29, the armed forces of the Russian Federation struck the village of Novoplatonivka in Borova hromada