A building damaged by shelling stands in a flooded area on June 9, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine after the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power plant, which sit on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region, were destroyed, forcing downstream communities to evacuate due to risk of flooding.
A building damaged by shelling stands in a flooded area on June 9, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine after the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power plant, which sit on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region, were destroyed, forcing downstream communities to evacuate due to risk of flooding. © Alex Babenko/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 48

4 July 2023

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

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.

Anatoly Miroshnyk, a resident of the village of Sloboda, points to the shed in which the Russians allegedly shot Ukrainian soldiers.
Anatoly Miroshnyk, a resident of the village of Sloboda, points to the shed in which the Russians allegedly shot Ukrainian soldiers. © Slidstvo.Info
COURTSIDE

Russian Tried in Absentia for Killing Two Unarmed Ukrainian Soldiers

Found sheltering in a private house, the men were searched and summarily executed.
A view of a flooded area on June 10, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine after the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power plant, which sit on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region, were destroyed, forcing downstream communities to evacuate due to risk of flooding.
A view of a flooded area on June 10, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine after the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power plant, which sit on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region, were destroyed, forcing downstream communities to evacuate due to risk of flooding. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images
INTERVIEW

Ukraine: Prosecuting Ecocide

Pursuing those responsible for this crime would increase awareness and accountability, as well as having a significant and international impact.
UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 4 July ‘23

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

•  Suspicion Issued to Head of the Occupying Administration in Nova Kakhovka
•  National Police Identifies Russian Soldiers Who Robbed Jewellery Shop 
•  SBU Investigating Nearly 92,000 Proceedings Related to Russia’s Invasion

Ukraine Justice Report
© Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report

Ukraine Justice Report provides updated and in-depth coverage of judicial processes taking place across the country. 
View focus
BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine Voices

The Ukraine Voices project supports Ukrainian journalists reporting on the Russian invasion of their country.
view focus
Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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.
view focus
Support local journalists