A view of a destroyed church which served as a military redoubt for Russian soldiers on April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine. The Russian retreat from Ukrainian towns and cities has revealed scores of civilian deaths and the full extent of devastation since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
A view of a destroyed church which served as a military redoubt for Russian soldiers on April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine. The Russian retreat from Ukrainian towns and cities has revealed scores of civilian deaths and the full extent of devastation since the beginning of the Russian invasion. © Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 75

23 January 2024

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.

An elderly man walks by an apartment block that was destroyed by a Russian missile attack earlier in the month, on October 28, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
An elderly man walks by an apartment block that was destroyed by a Russian missile attack earlier in the month, on October 28, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images
COURTSIDE

Torture in Vasylivka

Local men were subjected to electric shocks, beatings and mock executions during interrogation. 
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice building in Kiev, Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice building in Kiev, Ukraine. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Calls for Changes to Criminal Code

Current body of law cannot cope with the scope or scale of offences being committed. 
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 23 January ‘24

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

•  Employee of Russia’s Security Service Issued Suspicion
•  Two Russian Soldiers Accused of Rape in Zaporizhzhia Region
•  Russian Captain Sentenced to Life imprisonment for Murder

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Ukrainians have dug trenches along the crescent-shaped 1,000km-long front. The ditches are surrounding with barbed wire; sandbags and wooden planks are positioned along the muddy walls.
Ukrainians have dug trenches along the crescent-shaped 1,000km-long front. The ditches are surrounding with barbed wire; sandbags and wooden planks are positioned along the muddy walls. © Oleh Arkhanhorodsky
PHOTO ESSAY

Along the Frontline in Ukraine’s Unforgiving Winter

Fighting continues, but the gruelling cold takes a toll on soldiers in the trenches and civilians in destroyed villages.
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