Galina Ivanenko, 77, sits in the central square on September 20, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. She never left the city because she was taking care of handicapped family members. Izium was occupied by Russians since April 1st causing major destruction and death to the small city.
Galina Ivanenko, 77, sits in the central square on September 20, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. She never left the city because she was taking care of handicapped family members. Izium was occupied by Russians since April 1st causing major destruction and death to the small city. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 28

14 February 2023

IWPR's Frontline Updates – unique insights from our network of local reporters and updates from our programmes.

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IWPR’s weekly Ukraine Justice Report provides an overview of key events and links to essential reading from Ukrainian and international reports alongside dedicated IWPR reporting and analysis.

In a telephone conversation intercepted by the Ukrainian security service, Olga Bykovska was heard apparently giving her 28-year-old husband Roman Bykovskyi permission to commit sexual assault.
In a telephone conversation intercepted by the Ukrainian security service, Olga Bykovska was heard apparently giving her 28-year-old husband Roman Bykovskyi permission to commit sexual assault. © Olga Bykovska/VK
COURT REPORT

“Go Ahead and Rape Ukrainian Women”

Soldier’s wife accused of inciting her husband to commit sexual violence.
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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

International Support for War Crimes Investigations

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

Tuesday, 14 February ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

•  Former SSU Chief Reported on Suspicion of Torturing Civilians in Kherson
•  Resident of So-called DPR Captured in Kherson Region Sent to Trial
•  SBI Investigators Identify 46 Russians for the Shelling of Kharkiv
•  Russian Railways’ General Director Investigated for Aiding Invasion 
•  Three Russian Soldiers Suspected of Shooting Civilians During Irpin Evacuation 
•  Russia’s Head of Investigative Committee Suspected of Repression

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Housing complex on Ostriv (Island) in Kherson was damaged by three shells late in the night of February 10.
Housing complex on Ostriv (Island) in Kherson was damaged by three shells late in the night of February 10. © Anthony Borden/IWPR
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“Shelling Just for Shelling”

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