occupied territories

US and Russia draft “peace plan” legitimizing Russian violations of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and internal interference
News - 19 November 2025

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

DIU has identified more than 170 cultural properties stolen by Russians from Ukraine
News - 08 October 2025

DIU has identified more than 170 cultural properties stolen by Russians from Ukraine

Intelligence officials reported that over 140 artifacts were stolen during illegal archaeological excavations in temporarily occupied Crimea from sites such as the Southern Suburb of Chersonesos Taurica, the Kadykivske settlement (a Roman camp), and the Byzantine architectural monument known as the "Church of John the Baptist."

Words of support from a free land: A letter to a peer in occupation from a ninth-grader in the Chernihiv region
Columns - 30 August 2025

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
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

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

Expert warns about three challenges to proper documentation of international crimes and preservation of evidence of Russian aggression against Ukraine
News - 31 May 2025

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

Only 34 civilians released from Russian captivity received medical care in specialised facilities – Ombudsman monitoring
News - 30 May 2025

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

Ukrainian investigators and judges continue to ignore international humanitarian law when considering collaborationist cases
News - 24 May 2025

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 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

Russia continues the Soviet-era practice of destroying Ukrainian identity at the state level – human rights advocates
News - 18 May 2025

Russia continues the Soviet-era practice of destroying Ukrainian identity at the state level – human rights advocates

Human rights activists are certain that in this way, the Russian authorities are committing not only a war crime but also a crime against humanity with elements of genocide

Occupational authorities in the Luhansk Region plan to engage youth in unpaid agricultural labour
News - 17 May 2025

Occupational authorities in the Luhansk Region plan to engage youth in unpaid agricultural labour

Russian authorities are reportedly drafting legislation to involve youths who live under occupation in the Luhansk region in unpaid agricultural work

1.6 million children may remain in Russian occupation – Almenda human rights advocates
News - 16 May 2025

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
News - 09 May 2025

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
News - 04 May 2025

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

Two Russians receive verdicts in absentia for raping a pregnant woman and torturing a man during occupation in Kyiv Oblast
News - 30 April 2025

Two Russians receive verdicts in absentia for raping a pregnant woman and torturing a man during occupation in Kyiv Oblast

Two Russian servicemen were found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war in absentia for the brutal treatment of civilians who remained under occupation in 2022.

Hromadske Radio seeks 700,000 hryvnias to broadcast along the frontline
News - 21 April 2025

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

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation
Columns - 08 January 2025

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation

I am deeply sorry that our city is occupied, or as some residents say – "liberated." If you think about it: liberated from what? From civilized life?!

Research: Russian propagandists have changed methods of influencing residents of occupied territories
News - 31 July 2024

Research: Russian propagandists have changed methods of influencing residents of occupied territories

The expert stressed that there is a need for a constant presence of voices from the occupied territories in the Ukrainian information space and at the international level