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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.
![Yahidne resident Ivan, who was held in the basement together with his family and most of the other villagers, showed IWPR around the school basement on August 3, the day of the court hearing.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_glossy+ret_img/https://iwpr.net/sites/default/files/styles/focus_main_image_932_x_580_/public/images/story/ukraine-Yahindne-school-basement-3-Domashchenko.jpg?h=5088e5e8)
COURTSIDE
Yahidne: “Let the World Know”
Hundreds of villagers were crammed into a cellar to serve as “human shields” for the Russian forces.
![Crimeans celebrate the first anniversary of the referendum at sunset on March 16, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in March 2014 to annexe the Crimean peninsula but Ukraine and most of the international community do not recognise its annexation.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/spai/q_glossy+ret_img/https://iwpr.net/sites/default/files/styles/focus_main_image_932_x_580_/public/images/story/GettyImages-466515804.jpg?h=4f31f7ea)
INTERVIEW
War Crimes in Crimea
Despite lack of active hostilities, Ukraine continues to seek judgements in international courts over alleged offences.
UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING
Tuesday, 15 August ‘23
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
• Ukraine Identifies “Hundreds of Thousands” of Russian Soldiers
• Investigation of Shelling of Ukraine With Cluster Munitions
• Russian Major Suspected of Murdering Ukrainian POW
Ukraine Justice Report