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Russian Soldier Handed Ten Year Term for Torture

Woman detained and abused due to the fact her son was serving in the armed forces of Ukraine.

6 Jan 26

Yevhen Balytsky during a speech in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia. Taken during the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. © Kaliper1/Wikimedia

Collaborator Sentenced to Life For Mass Grain Theft

Former politician also fined millions of dollars for confiscation and export of almost half a million tonnes of wheat.

23 Dec 25

Daily life in prison #101 for Ukrainian men convicted of treason or aiding and abetting the enemy on October 4, 2024 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Misha Friedman/Getty Images

Former Ukrainian Police Officer Sentenced for War Crimes

He was found guilty of the cruel treatment of civilians as well as unlawful imprisonment and pillage.

18 Dec 25

Daily life in prison #101 for Ukrainian men convicted of treason or aiding and abetting the enemy on October 4, 2024 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Misha Friedman/Getty Images

Sentences Cut For Two War Crimes Convictions

The lawyers did not dispute guilt but argued the court applied the wrong legal article in sentencing.

12 Dec 25

In the border town of Kozacha Lopan, in the Kharkiv region, police discovered a jail that they believe Russian soldiers used as a torture chamber. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Russian Commander Faces Multiple Charges

Verdicts in cases including murder and cruel treatment expected in coming months.

28 Nov 25

An apartment looted by the Russian forces, April 5, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

First Acquittal in Russian War Crimes Prosecution

Prosecutor intends to appeal court decision that found evidence insufficient to convict serviceman of looting.

28 Nov 25

A woman walks through the heavily damaged town of Izyum on January 11, 2023 in Izyum, Ukraine. Izyum was occupied by the Russian military following the invasion of Ukraine and was heavily damaged in the subsequent fighting. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Russian Soldier Sentenced for Rape in Occupied Kharkiv Region

Survivor was forced to hide in a minefield to escape her attacker.

27 Nov 25

A nurse looks after an orphan child at the Kherson Regional Children’s hospital on November 26, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Throughout Kherson’s more than eight months under Russian control, staff at the hospital have cared for and protected a group of 10 orphans after hearing that occupying authorities were forcibly removing children to Crimea and Russia itself. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: “They Just Took the Child”

Investigators allege that two Ukrainian children were seized at a de facto care facility in occupied Kherson.

4 Nov 25

A view of a destroyed church which served as a military redoubt for Russian soldiers on April 10, 2022 in Lukashivka village, Ukraine. © Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Ukraine: Torture in Lukashivka

Trial under way for the brutal treatment of POWs in occupied village.

20 Oct 25

Russian rifleman Dmitrii Kurashov, captured by Ukraine's forces in late January 2024, is accused of a shooting a Ukrainian soldier after he had surrendered in Zaporizhzhia region. © Security Service of Ukraine

Ukraine: “Just Sentence Me”

Russian rifleman has admitted to killing a Ukrainian POW, although he refuses to give evidence.

14 Oct 25

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