A woman touches "The memory wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war" during a ceremony commemorating killed Ukrainian fighters, on Ukrainian Volunteer Day, on March 14, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A woman touches "The memory wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war" during a ceremony commemorating killed Ukrainian fighters, on Ukrainian Volunteer Day, on March 14, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 32

14 March 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.

Daniil Martynov (centre) has been charged with violating the laws and customs of war, including forcing nearly 500 people in a special needs boarding school to serve as human shields.
Daniil Martynov (centre) has been charged with violating the laws and customs of war, including forcing nearly 500 people in a special needs boarding school to serve as human shields. © Security Service of Ukraine
COURT REPORT

Chechen Officer Held 500 Civilians “as Human Shields”

Hostages included people with severe chronic and mental illnesses.
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 14 March ‘23

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

•  ICC to Issue its First Arrest Warrants Against Russian Individuals
•  Investigation Launched Into Video Showing Shooting of Ukrainian POW
•  Police Identify Russians Suspected of Multiple Rapes in Kyiv Region 
•  DNA Tests Used to Identify the Bodies of About 3,000 Ukrainians 
•  Russian Soldier Suspected of Torturing Civilians in Kherson Region

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A woman places a container of food atop the grave of her son in the soldier's section of a cemetery on March 07, 2023 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
A woman places a container of food atop the grave of her son in the soldier's section of a cemetery on March 07, 2023 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Aggression Tribunal Given Fresh Impetus

High-level summit lays foundation for grouping to investigate Putin and senior Russian leaders.
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Yurii Trehubko is a 50-year-old public activist from Kherson.
Yurii Trehubko is a 50-year-old public activist from Kherson. © Courtesy of Y. Trehubko

Ukraine: “You Can't Imagine the Horror”

Tens of thousands of civilians have been taken hostage by Russian forces, but investigations into these potential war crimes are progressing slowly.
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A woman cries while being evacuated from her home on March 06, 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine. Volunteers from the European Traditions of Charity (ETOC) have been evacuating vulnerable civilians from Kupiansk due to Russian shelling of the town to the relatively safer regional capital of Kharkiv.
A woman cries while being evacuated from her home on March 06, 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine. Volunteers from the European Traditions of Charity (ETOC) have been evacuating vulnerable civilians from Kupiansk due to Russian shelling of the town to the relatively safer regional capital of Kharkiv. © John Moore/Getty Images
INTERVIEW

Prosecuting Sexual Violence in Ukraine

“Every mistake can be fatal for the human psyche.”
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Soledar, the town in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk, is home to Europe’s largest salt deposits: a vast, cavernous network of underground tunnels extending for about 200 kilometres. Such is the scale of the mines that geologists claim that less than five per cent of the seam has been removed since industrial mining began in 1881. Explored reserves amount to about five billion tonnes.
Soledar, the town in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk, is home to Europe’s largest salt deposits: a vast, cavernous network of underground tunnels extending for about 200 kilometres. Such is the scale of the mines that geologists claim that less than five per cent of the seam has been removed since industrial mining began in 1881. Explored reserves amount to about five billion tonnes. © Artemsil

Ukraine: The Battle for Soledar’s Salt Mines 

Russians took control of the symbolic town with commercial as well as strategic purposes in mind.

Graffiti of a child throwing a man on the floor in judo clothing is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka on November 09, 2022 in Kyiv Region, Ukraine.
Graffiti of a child throwing a man on the floor in judo clothing is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka on November 09, 2022 in Kyiv Region, Ukraine. © Ed Ram/Getty Images
SPOTLIGHT

Ukraine: One Year On

IWPR looks at the impact of the full-scale invasion on ordinary Ukrainians.
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IWPR Founder and Executive Director Anthony Borden reporting from Mykolaiv, Ukraine, 10 May, 2022. © IWPR

Ukraine War Diary

Reporting from Ukraine by IWPR founder and executive director Anthony Borden.
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Ukraine Justice Report provides updated and in-depth coverage of judicial processes taking place across the country. 
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Ukraine Voices

The Ukraine Voices project supports Ukrainian journalists reporting on the Russian invasion of their country.
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The Reckoning Project: Ukraine Testifies

The Reckoning Project aim is to ensure that as the war retreats from the front pages, justice in all its forms is not forgotten.
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