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SBU investigates execution of two Ukrainian POWs near Volnovakha

Ukraine’s SBU security service has launched an investigation into the apparent execution of two captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian troops near Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor-General’s Office announced on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 01:38 AM

Russian proxy court sentences nine Ukrainian soldiers

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a so-called "court" of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) issued sentences against nine Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who defended Mariupol during the early stages of Russia's full-scale invasion, according to the Mariupol City Council.

11 December 2024, 04:27 PM

More than 100 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russian forces in 2024

In 2024 alone, Russian troops have executed 109 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 10:06 PM

Budanov: Russia planned genocide of Ukrainians before invasion

Russia created "execution lists" targeting Ukrainian teachers, scientists, journalists, clergy, veterans, and community leaders before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. Budanov shared this information during the "Genocidal Practices of Russia in Ukraine" forum.

23 November 2024, 03:30 PM

Two years after liberation, Kherson rebuilds amid constant shelling

Ahead of Nov. 11, the second anniversary of Kherson’s liberation, lawyer and activist Yevhen Hilin reflects on the echoes of occupation, the rapid rebuilding of damaged homes, and the ongoing efforts to clear mines from farmland on the west bank of the Dnipro River.

11 November 2024, 12:44 PM

Russia did not return Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna’s body in Nov. 8 exchange

The body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, was not returned to Ukraine during the most recent repatriation on Nov. 8, according to Ukraine’s Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

8 November 2024, 11:45 PM

Ukraine captures former Wagner mercenary in Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian troops from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade have captured a Russian soldier from the 155th Pacific Marine Brigade in Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to a Telegram post by the 47th Brigade on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 10:26 PM

Russian troops execute 6 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk — Prosecutor General’s Office

Invading Russian troops have executed six captured Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2024, 08:36 PM

Dozens of Russian double-tap strikes documented in Ukraine - study

Russian forces have carried out at least 36 double-tap strikes on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to a study published by the NGO Truth Hounds on Oct. 31.

1 November 2024, 08:51 AM

Ukraine adapts criminal codes to ICC's Rome Statute norms

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law amending Ukraine's Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes to bring them into line with the requirements of the recently ratified Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Verkhovna Rada's website reported on Oct. 22.

22 October 2024, 02:00 PM

SBU charges Russian general who commanded failed Kyiv invasion

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has gathered evidence against Major General Vladimir Seliverstov, a former commander of the Russian 106th Airborne Division, the SBU announced on Telegram on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 03:34 PM

Russia strikes geriatric center in Kherson Oblast, medical staff injured

The Russian army launched an artillery strike on a geriatric center in Stepanivka, Kherson Oblast, injuring two medics there, Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Oct. 9.

9 October 2024, 11:01 AM

UN report exposes widespread torture of Ukrainian prisoners by Russia

Russian forces have been regularly torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war at all stages of their captivity, according to an official report from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

2 October 2024, 05:50 PM

Russian troops execute 16 Ukrainian POWs

Russian troops have executed 16 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General's Office reported on Oct. 1.

1 October 2024, 09:47 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia has committed 137,000 known war crimes.

11 September 2024, 04:00 PM

Ukraine probes 28 cases of Russian troops executing POWs

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General is investigating at least 28 incidents, since the Russian invasion began, in which Russian soldiers executed Ukrainian servicemen who had just been taken as unarmed prisoners of war. These incidents have resulted in the deaths of at least 62 Ukrainian soldiers.

6 September 2024, 02:35 PM

War crimes charges for Russian soldier who abused woman in Kherson Oblast

A Russian soldier accused of committing sexual violence against a woman during the temporary occupation of the west-bank part of Kherson Oblast has been charged, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 08:10 PM

PACE resolution calls for special Russia tribunal

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) passed a resolution calling for the creation of a special tribunal to investigate Russia's crimes of aggression in Ukraine, Ukrainian MP and PACE delegate Oleksii Honcharenko announced on June 26.

27 June 2024, 01:48 AM

Significance of new ICC arrest warrants for top Russian officials — expert interview

Oleksandr Pavlichenko, acting head of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, spoke in an interview with NV Radio on June 25 about the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov.

26 June 2024, 11:44 PM

SBU charges Russian general involved in mass repressions in Kherson Oblast

Igor Turchenyuk, a Col. Gen. of Russia’s National Guard, has been charged with organizing mass repressions of civilians during the occupation of Kherson Oblast west of Dnipro River, Ukraine’s SBU security service announced on June 25.

25 June 2024, 09:26 PM

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