occupied Luhansk region
US and Russia draft “peace plan” legitimizing Russian violations of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and internal interference
Two of Ukraine’s security guarantors under the Budapest Memorandum -- the United States and the Russian Federation -- have drawn up a so-called peace plan that legitimizes the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and interference by Russia in its internal affairs
Russia has illegally drafted 46 thousand Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories, most of them in Crimea
Russian occupying authorities illegally mobilized 5,368 Ukrainians in the occupied Donetsk Oblast, 4,650 in the Luhansk region, 560 in the Zaporizhzhia region, and 478 in the Kherson region. Additionally, 35,272 individuals were mobilized in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and 5,368 in Sevastopol
“How can there be any deal without us about us?”: Zelenskyy rejects ceding more territory, ready to join Trump-Putin Budapest meeting
Zelenskyy, who called Putin a terrorist in the interview, confirmed his readiness to meet with him face-to-face
Words of support from a free land: A letter to a peer in occupation from a ninth-grader in the Chernihiv region
ZMINA publishes a letter from a competition participant, Yaroslav Horovyi, a student in the 9th grade at Nizhyn Gymnasium No. 9 in the Chernihiv region
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
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
Expert warns about three challenges to proper documentation of international crimes and preservation of evidence of Russian aggression against Ukraine
The absence of a unified state strategy for documenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war, cuts in funding for human rights projects, and aggressive Russian propaganda create risks of losing years of achievements in the field of recording war crimes, Anton Drobovych stated
“The truth makes a person free, and therefore victorious”: a documentary about the oppression of priests in occupied Melitopol was shown in Kyiv
The documentary film "No God But Theirs", created by The Kyiv Independent, took place in Kyiv, which highlights the oppression of priests in occupied Melitopol
The Ombudsman received over 1,300 complaints about shortcomings in the system of state protection of civilians released from captivity
Civilians released from Russian captivity are unaware of and do not use forms of social support from the Ukrainian state
Only 34 civilians released from Russian captivity received medical care in specialised facilities – Ombudsman monitoring
Civilians released from Russian captivity lack adequate access to medical care and rehabilitation, despite these being guaranteed by Ukrainian law
80% of collaboration cases are heard in absentia, without the accused present – ZMINA
The atmosphere of fear and coercion to cooperate with Russian occupiers is not taken into account by current Ukrainian legislation on collaboration when prosecuting individuals
Ukrainian investigators and judges continue to ignore international humanitarian law when considering collaborationist cases
ZMINA releases an analytical report titled "Liability for collaborationism: how has judicial practice changed?", which analyses the verdicts listed in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions
Three Russian servicemen charged in absentia with rape and abuse of civilians under occupation in the Luhansk region
The names of the suspects have not been released, but it is known that two were part of the 123rd Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, and the third was a member of the so-called 15th Territorial Defence Battalion "USSR Bryanka." The latter group has been known for torture, robbery, and killings since 2014
Russian aggression damages 1,419 monuments and 2,233 cultural objects in Ukraine
Among the damaged buildings, 139 are of national significance, 1,184 are of local significance, and another 96 elements were recently identified
68% of Ukrainians support lustration as a tool for restoring justice – poll
In achieving justice, 68% of Ukrainians consider lustration an effective tool for restricting access to state institutions for individuals who have compromised themselves by collaborating with the Russian occupiers
Hromadske Radio seeks 700,000 hryvnias to broadcast along the frontline
The funds are needed for content production, transmitter fees, and the functioning of the editorial office
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations
O'Flaherty suggests that representatives of Ukrainian civil society, whose credibility among citizens is higher than that of the parliament, should be at the negotiating table
Ukraine pushes back against US proposal to unblock Russian agricultural trade
The White House claimed that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping and stop military strikes in the Black Sea
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We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
