A Ukrainian infantryman with the 28th Brigade takes cover in a partially dug trench along the frontline facing Russian troops that were 250 meters away on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian infantryman with the 28th Brigade takes cover in a partially dug trench along the frontline facing Russian troops that were 250 meters away on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 37

18 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.

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Defending the Enemy

Russian militaries receive legal assistance in Ukraine. It is guaranteed by the state and provided at the expense of the state budget.
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 18 April ‘23

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

•  Investigation into Murder of Ukrainian POW
•  15 Russians to be Tried for Using 368 Civilians as Human Shields
•  Three Rape Suspects Identified
•  Russian Lieutenant General to be Tried for Leading Azovstal Attack 
•  Court of Appeal Confirms Verdict of 12 Years for Three Russian Soldiers 
•  Military Commander of Melitopol’s Occupation Administration to be Tried

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Russian paratrooper Andrey Medvedev sits in a glass and metal booth in the court in Irpin on April 10, 2023. The preliminary hearing against the 33-year-old, who is standing trial for violence against civilians, failed due to the absence of a defence lawyer.
Russian paratrooper Andrey Medvedev sits in a glass and metal booth in the court in Irpin on April 10, 2023. The preliminary hearing against the 33-year-old, who is standing trial for violence against civilians, failed due to the absence of a defence lawyer. © Iryna Domashchenko/IWPR
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Captured Russian Paratrooper to be Tried for Irpin War Crimes

Case concerning the alleged abuse of civilians delayed after defence attorney said it fell outside his jurisdiction.
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Two members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' J9 group put the body of a fallen Russian soldier in a black sac near Hrushivka, a village in Kharkiv region. The J9 group is specifically tasked with searching and recovering the bodies of fallen servicemen.
Two members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' J9 group put the body of a fallen Russian soldier in a black sac near Hrushivka, a village in Kharkiv region. The J9 group is specifically tasked with searching and recovering the bodies of fallen servicemen. © Ihor Tambiiev

The Ukrainian Unit Recovering Bodies of Fallen Soldiers

The J9 group is tasked with searching for the bodies of servicemen, including Russians.
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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.
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