Torture of civilians Ukraine

Ukraine’s Mykolaiv Oblast district court has sentenced two Russian soldiers for war crimes committed against civilians during the occupation of a local village, Prosecutor General Office's press service reported on Dec. 25.

Trostianets is a small town in the Sumy region, but its story during the first month of the full-scale Russian invasion is large: it is a lesson in how organised military power may be turned into organised abuse. Its victims deserve justice, and its perpetrators — whether low-level foot soldiers or the commanders who ordered, facilitated, or ignored the crimes — must be held accountable.