Ukraine: Why is Ecocide So Hard to Prove?
Prosecuting environmental war crimes requires vast amounts of data and analysis of often delayed consequences.
Prosecuting environmental war crimes requires vast amounts of data and analysis of often delayed consequences.
Ukrainian investigators and international lawyers are demanding new arrest warrants over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure.
Every attack on civilian infrastructure is recorded by Ukrainian law enforcement as a war crime.
New tools, data analysis methods and inter-agency collaboration are boosting use of open sources in war crimes justice processes.
Two brothers, one of whom was a minor, were abducted during the occupation of the Kyiv region in the spring of 2022.
Having survived captivity, torture and sexual violence, Yahupova continues to fight for accountability.
Kyiv fears diminished military support and increasing international distraction - but hopes to leverage its hard-won experience of drone warfare.
Many survivors now fear they will be unable to access urgently needed financial support.
Serviceman confessed to the crime but now hopes to secure a lighter punishment.
One woman’s experience of enduring Russian captivity and pursuing her abuser through the courts.