Russian-Ukrainian war
Russians killed one and injured 14 civilians in Ukraine on June 10
According to the HRMMU, the increase in civilian casualties was mainly due to attacks in Kharkiv region since 10 May related to a ground offensive launched by Russian armed forces from the Russian Federation into the Kharkiv region
Who is now administering “supreme” justice in the occupied territory of Donetsk region
Who took control of the so-called “Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic,” what motivated people from Russian regions to start working there, and to what extent local “elites” have retained their presence in the central judicial institution, read in ZMINA article.
Operation Blockbuster: why Russians shoot staged videos with detained Ukrainians
ZMINA explored how Russian security forces and courts turn civilian Ukrainians into “terrorists” and why propagandists publish videos of their detentions and confessions
Who became “judges” in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region
As for all kinds of natives of the Russian hinterland, the question of their prosecution by the Ukrainian authorities will depend on the degree of participation in war crimes against the civilian population
How Kremlin propaganda in the occupied territories of Ukraine has changed over 10 years
ZMINA traced how propaganda rhetoric has changed over the ten years of occupation of the Luhansk region and talked to media experts about narratives of Russian propaganda in the occupied territories of Ukraine, using the example of publications between 2015 and 2024
Death toll due to Russian attack on Kharkiv region on 31 May rises to nine
Fatalities include three women aged 39, 68 and 86 and four men aged 52, 64, 41 and 28
Who went to work in the “courts” in the occupied Kherson region
Read this article about how and from whom the “judicial bodies” were formed in the Kherson region and how impartial the new judges seem
How do Ukrainians see life in the occupied territories after liberation – a study
From March 11 to March 16, 2024, sociologists interviewed 2005 respondents aged 18 and older in all regions except the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Crimea and Donbas and those areas where Ukrainian mobile communications were unavailable at the time of the survey
Evacuation under fire: how volunteers work in the frontline areas in Ukraine
What is it like to work on the contact line and help the locals while risking your life? ZMINA talked to Yevhen Kaplin, head of the Proliska humanitarian mission
Russians killed a woman and injured 12 more civilians in Kharkiv
Ukraine's Air Force reported that they have been observing a “carousel pattern” of Russian aircraft dropping bombs targeting the city of Kharkiv
Five residents of Donetsk Oblast were killed by Russians on May 26
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to world leaders who are still aside from the global efforts of the Global Peace Summit to join it. He called on them to show leadership in advancing real peace, not just a pause between strikes
Russian Armed Forces hit construction material hypermarket in Kharkiv, killing and injuring civilians (updated)
After the strike, a video of the fire and a massive cloud of smoke from the Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv is being shared on social media
Russians killed at least seven, injured 22 civilians in their missile attack on Kharkiv oblast and destroyed Vivat publishing house (updated)
The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office said that Russian forces had launched a series of strikes with S-300 and S-400 missiles on Kharkiv and the town of Liubotyn starting at 10:30
De-identified Crimea: Occupying state massively eradicates ethnic celebrations – Amnesty International
Amnesty International concluded, that Russia has had ten years to implement its policies designed to alter the ethnic makeup of and suppress non-Russian identities in Crimea
Russian strike kills six civilians, injures 28 in Kharkiv recreation area
Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, stated that the Russian invaders targeted an area where civilians were relaxing. The police confirmed five fatalities, including a pregnant woman, with at least 28 injured
Russia militarizes education and erases cultural identity of children in temporarily occupied Crimea – UN and Amnesty International
The International Court of Justice found that the way in which Russia had implemented its educational system in Crimea after 2014 with regard to school education in the Ukrainian language had violated its obligations under Articles 2(1)(a) and 5(v) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
80 Years of Pain: Ukraine calls for recognition of 1944 Crimean Tatar genocide on 80th anniversary
ZMINA explains how the deportation of Crimean Tatars took place, what the Ukrainian parliament is calling for, and why it is important
Crimea as a launchpad: Russian Forces utilise temporarily occupied Crimea for deadly attacks on civilians in Ukraine – Crimean Human Rights Group
Since late September 2022, Russians have been active in using Iran-made SHAHED kamikaze drones to attack civilian infrastructure. A substantial part of such drones is also launched from the occupied peninsula territory
Columns
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Ukrainian parliament appeals for NATO membership as foundation for lasting peace
Ukraine rejects “pacifying the aggressor” as a path to peace
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
