Ukraine

People try to clear the damage and locate their belongings at the scene of a Russian strike on September 28, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities said Russia launched another large overnight drone and missile attack on the capital. © Ed Ram/Getty Images

Ukraine: Accountability for Air Strikes

OSINT is proving critical in cases where the perpetrators of attacks on civilian targets may be hundreds of miles away.

26 Sep 25

Photos of missing prisoners of war are displayed on a board on May 25, 2025 in Chernihiv Region, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Russian Tried for Killing Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Case is one of several reports of summary executions carried out in captured territory.

25 Sep 25

Ainur Shafikov was among the Russian forces deployed to the eastern front to capture the Kharkiv region. © Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

Kharkiv “Mock Execution” Trial Adjourned

Russian serviceman accused of carrying out abuses during 2022 occupation.

22 Sep 25

The Hague Convention on the Laws and Customs of War on Land contains articles that explicitly prohibit forcing individuals to swear allegiance to an occupying power.

Russia’s Forced Passport Scheme

Many thousands of Ukrainians have been forced to accept Russian citizenship in what some experts argue may account to a war crime.

18 Sep 25

The towns and villages of the Okhtyrka district in the Sumy region were under occupation for over a month, from February 24 to April 6, 2022. During that time, Russian troops stationed military equipment in private property, looted residents’ homes and took civilians captive. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Russian Soldier Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Robbery

Perpetrator identified by survivor after he failed to log out of Google account on her stolen phone.

18 Sep 25

Women carry a giant Ukrainian flag as they walk to the cemetery during the joint military funerals for Volodymyr Semenyuk, 43, and his military comrade Serhiy Voytenko, 53, on February 24, 2025 in Fastiv, Ukraine. The same day marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Russian forces continuing to make slow but steady gains across Ukraine's eastern front. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

How Ukraine is Implementing Transitional Justice

Broad range of measures are needed to hold perpetrators accountable, support survivors and establish historical truth.

9 Sep 25

Russian soldier Sergey Tuzhilov (left), took part in the executions of captured Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv region in 2024. © Security Service of Ukraine

Russian POW On Trial for Executing Soldier

Servicemen confessed to crimes and pleaded to be part of a future prisoner exchange.

9 Sep 25

Members of the forensic police exhume bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 23, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Can Ukraine Protect Witnesses to War Crimes?

Experts warn that current system is hampered by unresolved financial and legislative issues.

8 Sep 25

In June 2025, Stepan Suminin – a corporal in the 10th Separate Special Purpose Brigade of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate - was found guilty of operating a Mavic quadcopter with an attached munition to attack two civilians in the village of Odradokamianka in the Beryslav district of Ukraine. © Slidstvo.Info

Ukraine: “Any Male is a Target”

For the first time, Russian drone operator convicted of war crimes in the Kherson region.

4 Sep 25

The overgrown playground of the Kherson Children's orphanage where Russian forces allegedly took 46 children from, is seen on November 27, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Will a European Ruling Help Bring Ukrainian Children Home?

“Russia is trying to trade their return for politically advantageous concessions.”

26 Aug 25

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