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A video still from a press conference with captured Russian pilot Maxim Krishtop. © Interfax-Ukraine

Pilot Who Bombed Kharkiv TV Tower Convicted

However, as a valuable exchange asset, Maksim Krishtop will not spend time in prison.

21 Mar 23

Tuesday, 21 March ‘23

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

21 Mar 23

Seen on a monitor at a press conference Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky takes questions from the media on April 23, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine’s Media Law: Threat or Necessity?

Critics say that the bill allows the government full control; supporters maintain it aims to contain Russian propaganda.

20 Mar 23

A view of the Bay of Sevastopol on August 13, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill in March 2014 to annexe the Crimean peninsula but Ukraine and most of the international community do not recognise its annexation. © Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images

The Journalists Risking All to Report from Crimea

Media workers face harassment, arrest and detention under Russian occupation.

20 Mar 23

International criminal court issues arrest warrant for Russia's president, Vladimir Putin. © Sergey Guneev - Host Photo Agency via Getty Images

Putin Warrant Marks a Milestone

There can be no sustainable peace without a definitive confirmation of right and wrong.

17 Mar 23

Alfad Halimov and Elmira Halimova open the Irpin Cafe, the cafe on wheels they run in Uzhhorod. The couple arrived in western Ukraine in late February 2022, the last stop of a journey that began in the heart of Central Asia and took them to Sevastopol, in now Russia-occupied Crimea, and then to Irpin. As Russian forces occupied the town in the outskirts of Kyiv, they packed their life up again and moved west. © Romaniia Gorbach

Crimean Tatars: a Life on the Move

A café on wheels in Uzhhorod encapsulates a story of deportation and resilience.

17 Mar 23

A woman cries while being evacuated from her home on March 06, 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine. Volunteers from the European Traditions of Charity (ETOC) have been evacuating vulnerable civilians from Kupiansk due to Russian shelling of the town to the relatively safer regional capital of Kharkiv. © John Moore/Getty Images

Prosecuting Sexual Violence in Ukraine

“Every mistake can be fatal for the human psyche.”

14 Mar 23

Yurii Trehubko is a 50-year-old public activist from Kherson.

Ukraine: “You Can't Imagine the Horror”

Tens of thousands of civilians have been taken hostage by Russian forces, but investigations into these potential war crimes are progressing slowly.

14 Mar 23

Daniil Martynov (centre) has been charged with violating the laws and customs of war, including forcing nearly 500 people in a special needs boarding school to serve as human shields. © Security Service of Ukraine

Chechen Officer Held 500 Civilians “as Human Shields”

Hostages included people with severe chronic and mental illnesses.

14 Mar 23

A woman places a container of food atop the grave of her son in the soldier's section of a cemetery on March 07, 2023 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Aggression Tribunal Given Fresh Impetus

High-level summit lays foundation for grouping to investigate Putin and senior Russian leaders.

14 Mar 23

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Pilot Who Bombed Kharkiv TV Tower Convicted

Tuesday, 21 March ‘23

Ukraine’s Media Law: Threat or Necessity?

The Journalists Risking All to Report from Crimea

Putin Warrant Marks a Milestone

Crimean Tatars: a Life on the Move

Prosecuting Sexual Violence in Ukraine

Ukraine: “You Can't Imagine the Horror”

Chechen Officer Held 500 Civilians “as Human Shields”

Aggression Tribunal Given Fresh Impetus

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