Victoria Matola

Watchers Editor-in-chief

Ukrainian journalist and editor with more than ten years experience reporting on Ukrainian politics, the judicial system and law enforcement agencies. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Victoria has focused on war crimes and the court processes which surround them.

Stories by the Author

Bohdan Oleksandrovych Lukavenko, a senior investigator of special importance cases of the administration of the of Kharkiv oblast, dusts for fingerprints on items found in a building used as a local headquarters by Russian occupying forces in Vyshneve, Ukraine.

Bohdan Oleksandrovych Lukavenko, a senior investigator of special importance cases of the administration of the of Kharkiv oblast, dusts for fingerprints on items found in a building used as a local headquarters by Russian occupying forces in Vyshneve, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine: International Support for War Crimes Investigations

Aid efforts extend from legal expertise to practical assistance in crime scene investigation.

14 Feb 23

Supreme Court judge Serhii Pohribnyi.

Supreme Court judge Serhii Pohribnyi. © The Press Office of the Supreme Court

Limiting Russia’s Judicial Immunity

Supreme Court judge explains how a Ukrainian legal decision could transform future mechanisms for Russian reparations.

15 Nov 22

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