Yaroslava Shlapatska

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Yaroslava Shlapatska is a Ukrainian journalist at the GRUNT media outlet who specialises in international politics and coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Sexual violence was one of the tools used by the Russian military to intimidate civilians living in occupied Ukrainian territories. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine: Investigating Wartime Sexual Violence

Women prosecutors describe steep learning curve to deal with “sheer scale” of atrocities.

4 Mar 25

A Ukrainian cameraman filming a metal cage built by Russian troops for detentions. The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office is investigating several criminal cases related to the abduction of local reporters in Melitopol, an occupied city in the Zaporizhzhia region. © Scott Peterson/Getty Images

Investigating Crimes Against Ukrainian Journalists

NGOs and prosecutors log hundreds of cases of aggression, intimidation and attacks on media workers.

19 Feb 25

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Yaroslava Shlapatska

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Ukraine: Investigating Wartime Sexual Violence

Investigating Crimes Against Ukrainian Journalists

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