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On November 2, the Borodyan District Court, in Kyiv region, started the hearing of the case against Russian corporal Radik Hukasyan accused of group shooting a civilian car, killing the driver, and looting a house in Borodyanka in March 2022. The accused joined the hearing via video link from Kyiv's pre-detention centre where he's been detained for over a year. © Irina Domashchenko

Russian Corporal Feared Backlash for Him and His Family in Russia

The defendant pleaded guilty to offences allegedly committed during the occupation of Borodyanka in March 2022.

14 Nov 23

On October 24, 2023, Chernihiv's Novozavodsky District Court of Chernihiv examined the interview that Russian pilot Alexander Krasnoiartsev gave on March 24, 2022 to Ukrainian blogger Volodymyr Zolkin. © Irina Domashchenko

Exchanged Russian Pilot Sentenced in Absentia for Killing Civilian

Crime took place after fighter jet downed in Chernihiv in March 2022.

7 Nov 23

Ukrainian investigators allege that Anton Polyakov targeted former participants of the war in eastern Ukraine during the occupation of the village of Pisky-Radkivski in the Izium district. © Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images

Case Launched Over Torture of Former ATO Participants

Summons describes how men were beaten, electrocuted with stun guns and branded with a hot iron before being subjected to forced labour.

28 Oct 23

Russian troops captured Ivanivka last year at the beginning of March and occupied it until July 2 when their forces retreated. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

DPR Militia Member Convicted of War Crime

Accused man already found guilty of fighting for the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic.

24 Oct 23

A view of the Brovary village under Russian attack. Two Russian soldiers have been indicted for a campaign of sexual violence in the the village in March 2022 which involved 12 victims including a pregnant woman and two minors. © Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Two Russians To Be Tried for Multiple Rapes

Accused men planned and carried out a series of assaults over a single day during the occupation of a Brovary district village.

17 Oct 23

An apartment block lies in ruins after being hit by a Russian missile in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. According to Ukrainian investigators, Agmerzoev, together with his subordinates, tortured prisoners of war and civilians in the Melitopol district of Zaporizhzhia region. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Russian Commander to be Tried for Torture and Extortion

A colonel kept Ukrainian captives in a narrow pit, ordered their abuse and extorted money from relatives.

10 Oct 23

A destroyed car stands by the heavily damaged house, on April 8, 2022 in Andriivka village, Ukraine. The Russian retreat from towns near Kyiv has revealed scores of civilian deaths and the full extent of devastation from Russia's failed attempt to seize the Ukrainian capital. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Russian Soldier Sentenced for Brutal Treatment of Civilians and Looting

Officer shot and wounded two Ukrainian men and ordered various premises robbed.

3 Oct 23

A building that was destroyed during battles at the start of Russia's full scale invasion, in Yahidne village in Chernihiv, Ukraine. © Ed Ram/Getty Images

Yahidne: Court Hears Villagers’ Testimony

Nearly 400 civilians were crammed into a cellar and used as “human shields” by the Russian forces.

26 Sep 23

Magomed Isayev, a Russian captain accused of cruel treatment of civilians during the occupation of Zhmiivka, a village in Kyiv region. © Still from a video by LUTIY 24

Russian Captain on Trial for Cruel Treatment of Civilians

Villagers reported that the occupying forces hunted for young women to sexually assault.

19 Sep 23

Russian sergeant Azamat Kuzbarmakov has been sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison for cruel treatment of civilians and robbery during the occupation of Bobryk, a village in Kyiv region, in March 2022. © Still from a video by ГТРК "Саратов"

Russian Sergeant Sentenced to Ten Years for Beating and Robbing Civilians

Soldier threatened, beat and stole valuables from locals over several days in March 2022.

12 Sep 23

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