occupied Zaporizhzhia 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
Russians tortured to death two 16-year-old teens from occupied Melitopol
In late May 2024, the occupiers informed the parents of Dakhov and Hrymak that their children had allegedly died from a homemade explosive device while committing sabotage. However, according to sources for Suspilne Zaporizhzhia, Danylo and Pavlo were tortured to death in April 2024
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is in its second day of a blackout due to Russia’s actions – Energoatom
The company also explained that diesel generators are only intended for emergency power supply and are not capable of meeting the station's long-term needs. Their shutdown could lead to a loss of control over the facility's nuclear safety
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
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
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
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
1.6 million children may remain in Russian occupation – Almenda human rights advocates
Researchers were unable to find precise data on access to education in Ukrainian in the Russian-occupied territories of the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kherson regions. However, it is known that the Russians announced the transition of education to Russian, and Ukrainian was only allowed to be taught as a "native" or "optional" subject for a few hours a week
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
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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
