Anatoly Sikoza stands amid the rubble of a house where Russian forces killed seven men and one woman, hands bound, blindfolded and shot at close range, before blowing up the site in a bid to cover the killings in a village on the outskirts of Kherson on November 27, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Anatoly Sikoza stands amid the rubble of a house where Russian forces killed seven men and one woman, hands bound, blindfolded and shot at close range, before blowing up the site in a bid to cover the killings in a village on the outskirts of Kherson on November 27, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 97

25 June 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.

Russian senior lieutenant Vasiliy Litvinenko is accused of ordering the killing of civilians during the occupation of the village of Lypivka, in Kyiv region, in March 2022. He is accused of ordering his subordinates to shoot an elderly civilian man while he was in his courtyard [pictured] and then fire at his house from a tank. © Prosecutor's Office Ukraine
Russian senior lieutenant Vasiliy Litvinenko is accused of ordering the killing of civilians during the occupation of the village of Lypivka, in Kyiv region, in March 2022. He is accused of ordering his subordinates to shoot an elderly civilian man while he was in his courtyard [pictured] and then fire at his house from a tank. © Prosecutor's Office Ukraine
COURTSIDE

Russian Commander To be Tried for Killing Civilians

The charred remains of a local resident in the village of Lypivka led to the identification of the senior lieutenant.
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National guard special operations soldier checks the ruins of a building previously used as a local headquarters by Russian occupying forces during a search for evidence of war crimes by police investigators, on October 14, 2022 in Vyshneve, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images
National guard special operations soldier checks the ruins of a building previously used as a local headquarters by Russian occupying forces during a search for evidence of war crimes by police investigators, on October 14, 2022 in Vyshneve, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images
INTERVIEW

Investigating War Crimes Under Daily Attack

In Kharkhiv region, constant shelling of the border territories is a significant obstacle to inspecting incident scenes and collecting evidence.
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UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Tuesday, 25 June ‘24

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

• Investigation Opened into Beheading of Ukrainian POW 
• Case of Russian Soldier who Shot Ukrainian Prisoner Sent to Court 
• Ukraine to Create a Registry to Document Cases of Sexual Violence  
• Russian General Issued Suspicion for Occupation of Kharkiv Region 

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