Russian-Ukrainian war
Ukraine сalls for international action on revision of safety rules to protect nuclear power plants
Secretary of the Committee on Fuel Energy, Nuclear Policies and Security at International Center for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV) Viktoria Voitsitska called on international politicians and decision-makers to stop using the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an excuse to close their eyes towards Russian terrorism
Despite international law, occupying authorities in Crimea order conscription of 2,500 locals
Russia also prosecute citizens of Ukraine in Crimea for evading service in the RF Armed Forces. As of 30 June 2023, the Crimean Human Rights Group has documented at least 468 criminal cases under RF CC Article 328 (“evading the service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”) sent to illegal “courts” in the occupied peninsula
The intelligence of the Great Britain accuses Russia of intending to mine grain corridor
Russia aims to refrain from openly causing the sinking of civilian vessels, instead "falsely laying blame" on Ukraine for conducting any attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea
Over 1300 Ukrainian children have been evacuated abroad for treatment since Russia’s war
Ukrainian children and adults with complex mine-blast wounds, burn injuries, oncological pathology, and diseases requiring complex, specialized treatment can be evacuated for treatment in foreign clinics
Law enforcement investigates 19 cases of journalists killed by Russians during full-scale invasion
According to the Prosecutor's Office, as of October 6, 2023, 17 proceedings are being investigated under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - "Violation of the laws and customs of war." These proceedings relate to the murders of Brent Renaud, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Oleksandra Kuvshynova (one case), Yevhen Sakun, Oksana Baulina, Mantas Kvedaravicius, Frédéric Leclerc Imhoff, Bohdan Bitik, Arman Soldin, Viktor Dedov, Lilia Gumianova, Yevhen Bal, Roman Nezhyborets, Zoreslav Zamoysky, Natalia Kharakoz, Pavlo Li, Vira Hyrych, and Oksana Haidar
Fines and imprisonments: How Crimeans are persecuted for the truth about the war in Ukraine and dissatisfaction with the occupation
Consideration of protocols on administrative offense for 'discrediting the Russian army's actions' in the illegal "courts" on the Crimean Peninsula is connected with systemic violations of main standards of access to fair justice, the Crimean Process claimed
Bloody Sparkles: Indian diamond giant Shree Ramkrishna Exports lands on List of International War Sponsors
About three-quarters of the diamonds come from Russia, but they are not accompanied by any official documents that could confirm their origin, according to a statement by the NAPC
A typical day in a Russian prison (a diary of a civilian hostage)
ZMINA has obtained a diary written by one of the Kremlin’s prisoners, Dmytro (name changed for security reasons), which he secretly kept throughout his imprisonment. We also spoke with Yevgen Yamkovyi and Viacheslav Zavalnyi, who learned firsthand what the modern Russian penitentiary system is like
Activists identified the route by which children from the occupied Ukrainian territories are deported to Belarus
The group presented its findings in a research paper released in early August 2023
More than 180 educational institutions in Kyiv region, destroyed by Russians, restored
136 schools and 175 kindergartens were located in the combat zone or on the temporarily occupied territory. Before the full-scale invasion of the Russian army, more than 52,000 students and almost 15,000 kindergarteners were studying there
Ukrainian Institute presents an English-language guide on Ukrainian culture, personalities, and events
On Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Ukrainian Institute, a governmental agency focused on promoting Ukrainian culture, launched Insight UA, an English-language comprehensive guide to Ukrainian culture, personalities, and events, as noted in its press release. Insight UA’s platform covers various cultural topics: music, literature, theatre, film, visual arts, Crimea, and analytical reports. The resources include access […]
Families of POWs and missing persons unite to oversee the work of state bodies in Ukraine
The press conference was devoted to the government’s intention to withdraw the position of the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances from the structure of the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine and distribute the powers vested in the institution of the Commissioner for these issues to three other agencies
Four stories of missing persons in the occupied territories of Ukraine
ZMINA retells four stories about the abduction and disappearance of Mykola Harbar, a hunter; Vasyl, a handyman; Volodymyr Khorolsky, a territorial defense volunteer; and Artur Baranets, a policeman
Almost 80% of Ukrainian refugees and IDPs plan to return home, UN study
76% of refugees and 82% of internally displaced Ukrainians plan to return home whenever possible. At the same time, about 15% of both refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) say they want to do so within the next three months. Karen Whiting, Deputy Representative of the UN Refugee Agency in Ukraine, shared in the podcast […]
Older people and some families with children refuse to leave the evacuation areas in Kharkiv region
The head of the Kupyansk city military administration emphasized that the evacuation is not mandatory, so those who do not want to leave can refuse by writing a statement
A story of an elderly man from Balakliya on a 12-day hunger strike in Russian captivity
Russian occupying forces took 73-year-old Viktor Illinsky from his home in Balakliya, Kharkiv region, in early August 2022. They wrapped a jacket around his head, put him in a military jeep, and drove him to the local police station. He was held with other civilian hostages, including another man in his 70s, in a cramped […]
Crimean Human Rights initiative sounds alarm over decreasing healthcare for civilians in occupied Crimea
According to Qirim Gayesi, the maintenance of healthcare institutions has been severely compromised since the onset of the Russian invasion. Heads of medical institutions in Crimea were instructed to send surgeons and surgical nurses to the Ministry of Defense of the occupying country
Three stories about the abuse and inhumane conditions for Ukrainian women prisoners
Read about how Russian forces detain women, the conditions in which they are held, and their treatment in Russian prisons in the stories of the director of a village club and a masseuse from Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, and a volunteer from Mariupol, Donetsk region, shared with ZMINA by the prisoners themselves or their relatives and friends
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“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
The human safari: How Russia weaponized precision against Ukrainian civilians
