Ukrainian infantrymen with the 28th Brigade speak at their encampment near the frontline facing Russian troops on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine.
Ukrainian infantrymen with the 28th Brigade speak at their encampment near the frontline facing Russian troops on March 05, 2023 outside of Bakhmut, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 41

16 May 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.

A destroyed Russian tank is seen by the side of the road on December 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Ukraine.
A destroyed Russian tank is seen by the side of the road on December 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images
COURT REPORT

Russian Commander Convicted of Kidnapping Unarmed Civilian

The tanker robbed Ukrainian man and held him at gunpoint before victim managed to escape.
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Forensic police exhume bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 23, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. A total of 447 bodies was exhumed from the gravesite, including 22 soldiers and 5 children, and the bodies will be examined for possible war crimes.
Forensic police exhume bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 23, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. A total of 447 bodies was exhumed from the gravesite, including 22 soldiers and 5 children, and the bodies will be examined for possible war crimes. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
INTERVIEW

Prosecuting War Crimes in Civilian Courts

Are such trials compatible with international humanitarian law?
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 16 May ‘23

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

•  Russian Colonel Suspected of Organising Kherson Torture Chambers 
•  Russian Soldier to be Tried in Absentia for Murdering Izyum Resident
•  SBU Identifies Three Militants Suspected of Creating Mykolayiv Torture Chamber 
•  War Crimes Database Has Over 200,000 Names of Russian Soldiers

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The press conference of the participants to the 2023 Eurovision song contest. The event is held in Liverpool, UK, on behalf of Ukraine, which won the 2022 edition but could not host the event due to the ongoing Russian invasion.
The press conference of the participants to the 2023 Eurovision song contest. The event is held in Liverpool, UK, on behalf of Ukraine, which won the 2022 edition but could not host the event due to the ongoing Russian invasion. © Maria Romanenko

The Blue-And-Yellow Eurovision

Song contest provides highly symbolic moment of national unity for Ukrainians both at home and abroad.
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