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About 7,000 prisoners of war and up to 20,000 civilians are currently in Russian captivity – deputy speaker of the Verkhovna Rada
Kondratiuk stressed that gathering evidence to hold perpetrators accountable remains critically important, particularly amid what she described as insufficient sanctions pressure on Russia
Ukraine submits new ICC evidence on deportation of more than 1,800 prisoners to Russia
The materials submitted to the ICC are based on testimonies from more than 400 victims and witnesses, as well as an analysis of Russian court rulings, official documents, responses from Russian state bodies, and other evidence
In Kharkiv region, Russians shot four Ukrainian prisoners of war and in Zaporizhzhia Oblast – they killed an evacuation group
DeepState notes that the attack occurred despite statements about a so-called "Easter ceasefire." Other details regarding the number of dead and the circumstances of the events are being clarified
Russian forces disappeared Chornobaivka resident, lorry driver Oleksandr Strohan nearly four years ago, his whereabouts remain unknown
The wife Olha Strohan told ZMINA that she has repeatedly contacted various Russian authorities to find out where her husband is. However, this has brought no results. The only response she received was that his case is classified
UN’s Independent Commission of Inquiry stated that Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity
According to a UN commission, the abduction of Ukrainian children to Russia and Belarus constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity. The acts are widespread, systematic, and coordinated by the highest levels of the Russian government
Ranking illegitimate “judges” in Crimea who illegally force the local population to serve in the Russian army
This ZMINA article examines the most active illegitimate judges who ensure "successful" conscription campaigns for the Russian armed forces in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russian occupiers hold 220 Crimean political prisoners, issue 12,000 illegitimate ‘court decisions’ on deportation from peninsula – the Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea
The Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is currently aware of 220 political prisoners from the peninsula being held by Russia. Separately, the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has statistical data on 12,000 "court decisions" by the occupying authorities ordering the deportation of civilians from Crimea
Ukraine sentences 202 Russian troops for war crimes – the Office of the Prosecutor General
The investigation into war crimes committed by Russian military personnel in Bucha and the Bucha District of the Kyiv region is also ongoing. Investigators continue to document these crimes with international partners
You sit like a potted plant: you may be watered, or you may not, and then you will wither – journalist Dmytro Khyliuk. A story of captivity and freedom
ZMINA met with Dmytro Khyliuk at the hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. She spoke with him about the first days of the occupation of the Kyiv region, the conditions of detention for Ukrainians in Russian colonies, what helped him maintain his psychological resilience in captivity, and what he plans to do in the future
The ICC found the leader of the “Janjaweed” guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur
The case also represents the first conviction for gender-based persecution at the Court
US could impose sanctions on the entire ICC soon, Reuters reported
Three diplomatic sources said some of the ICC's 125 member countries would try to push back against additional U.S. sanctions during a U.N. General Assembly in New York this week. But all indications are that Washington will scale up its attack on the ICC, four diplomatic sources in The Hague and New York said
Court sentences Russian soldier Ruslan Minkhazov to life in absentia for shooting a civilian car in the Chernihiv Oblast
A Russian soldier who was involved in shooting a car carrying civilians in the region in 2022 has been found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war in absentia, combined with intentional murder.
Prosecutor General’s Office notified 877 Russians under suspicion of war crimes
The Prosecutor General's Office has officially notified 877 individuals of suspicion for committing war crimes
Over three years, Russians have killed nearly 60 emergency medical workers
Russian forces have killed 58 emergency medical and disaster medicine workers in Ukraine and wounded at least 122 specialists
Russians execute two captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region
Russian forces have killed two captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region
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
Ukrainian police received 416 reports of torture of Kremlin detainees in occupied territories in 2024 – Ombudsman
The National Police of Ukraine have initiated criminal proceedings regarding the enforced disappearance and deprivation of liberty of 204 civilians in the occupied territories
Since full-scale invasion, Russians have killed 39 children in Kherson region
Cases of intentional killing of children, deprivation of their liberty, and instances of war-related sexual violence have also been recorded
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Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
The human safari: How Russia weaponized precision against Ukrainian civilians
The lesson of Crimea: Rewarding aggression only invites more war
Not just Ukraine — Russia is preparing Ukrainian children for future wars elsewhere
