A woman grieves over a grave of a Ukrainian soldier in Bucha, on the first anniversary of the towns liberation from Russian forces, at a cemetery on March 31, 2023.
A woman grieves over a grave of a Ukrainian soldier in Bucha, on the first anniversary of the towns liberation from Russian forces, at a cemetery on March 31, 2023. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 35

4 April 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.

International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands.
International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands. © United Nations Photo/Creative Commons
INTERVIEW

Why Has Ukraine Not Ratified the Rome Statute?

Myths and misunderstanding have prevented Kyiv from joining the ICC.
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On March 27, the Kyiv-Svyatoshinsky district court, in Kyiv region, sentenced in absentia Russian intelligence sniper Chingis Dambaev to 12 years in prison for hitting a civilian and almost shooting him, in violation of the laws and customs of war.
On March 27, the Kyiv-Svyatoshinsky district court, in Kyiv region, sentenced in absentia Russian intelligence sniper Chingis Dambaev to 12 years in prison for hitting a civilian and almost shooting him, in violation of the laws and customs of war. © Irina Domashchenko
COURT REPORT

Exchanged Russian Sniper Convicted for Striking Civilian

In March 2022, a drunk soldier hit and attempted to shoot a Ukrainian man after spotting a skull-shaped tattoo on his hand.
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Video by Tetyana Dotsyak and Ihor Tambiiev

Investigating War Crimes

New, dedicated police units across the country respond to the unprecedented challenges of the conflict.
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 4 April ‘23

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

•  Captured Russian Soldier to be Tried for Abusing Civilians
•  Russian Guardsman Indicted for Torture in Kherson 
•  Court Issues First Sentence for the Deportation of Civilians 
•  Russian Serviceman Indicted for Killing Two in Chernihiv
•  Russia’s Head of Air Transport Agency Investigated for Violating Ukraine’s State Borders 
•  Three Russian Soldiers Suspected of Systematic Rape in Kyiv Region

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Video by Maria Lebedieva and Edward Skrypnyk

Deporting Children, a War Crime

New, dedicated police units across the country respond to the unprecedented challenges of the conflict.
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Graffiti of a child throwing a man over on the floor is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka on November 09, 2022 in Kyiv Region, Ukraine. Borodyanka was hit particularly hard by Russian airstrikes in the first few weeks of the conflict.
Graffiti of a child throwing a man over on the floor is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka on November 09, 2022 in Kyiv Region, Ukraine. Borodyanka was hit particularly hard by Russian airstrikes in the first few weeks of the conflict. © Ed Ram/Getty Images
Oleksandr Kamyshin is head of Ukraine’s rail state company.
Oleksandr Kamyshin is head of Ukraine’s rail state company. © Ukrzaliznytsia’s press office
Like any other Ukrainian, the last 12 months have presented Sevgil Musaieva, Ukrainska Pravda’s editor-in-chief, with innumerable challenges: from her team’s safety and security to the outlet’s financial support to how to operate amid power outages caused by Russian shelling.
Like any other Ukrainian, the last 12 months have presented Sevgil Musaieva, Ukrainska Pravda’s editor-in-chief, with innumerable challenges: from her team’s safety and security to the outlet’s financial support to how to operate amid power outages caused by Russian shelling. © Courtesy of S. Musaieva.
Iryna Kondratova is head of the Kharkiv Regional Perinatal Centre.
Iryna Kondratova is head of the Kharkiv Regional Perinatal Centre. © Ihor Tambiiev
Serhiy Prytula is a former TV presenter, actor and politician who has been fundraising since 2014 in the wake of the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea.
Serhiy Prytula is a former TV presenter, actor and politician who has been fundraising since 2014 in the wake of the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea. © Lesya Kharchenko
Ulyana Moroz, Lviv Puppet Theatre director.
Ulyana Moroz, Lviv Puppet Theatre director. © Still from video by Lviv Puppet Theatre.
A celebrated Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paevska, code name Taira, rose to fame on March 15, 2022 when she managed to smuggle out of Mariupol footage of the southern city under Russian siege. She was by Russian forces the day after and spent 94 days as a prisoner of war. She developed a course on tactical medicine and organised a unit of volunteers, called later the Angels of Taira, which has evacuated hundreds of wounded servicemen and civilians. © Courtesy of Y. Paevska.
A celebrated Ukrainian medic Yuliia Paevska, code name Taira, rose to fame on March 15, 2022 when she managed to smuggle out of Mariupol footage of the southern city under Russian siege. She was by Russian forces the day after and spent 94 days as a prisoner of war. She developed a course on tactical medicine and organised a unit of volunteers, called later the Angels of Taira, which has evacuated hundreds of wounded servicemen and civilians. © Courtesy of Y. Paevska. © Courtesy of Y. Paevska.
Olena Khromova and her husband Oleh opened the café Protagoniste in 2019 and planned to create a space to bring Kharkiv’s creative youth together.
Olena Khromova and her husband Oleh opened the café Protagoniste in 2019 and planned to create a space to bring Kharkiv’s creative youth together. © Liudmyla Budina

Ukraine: One Year On

IWPR looks at the impact of the full-scale invasion on ordinary Ukrainians.

Since February 24, 2022 Ukraine has withstood bombing, siege and unbearable atrocities. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has brought the worst destruction Europe has seen since WWII.

But the Russian missiles have not shattered Ukrainians’ resilience.

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