Ukraine

A child looks out from his destroyed house, the local council marked the wall with "evacuation", to inform the family that they can't stay here anymore, in the city of Armanaz, on February 24, 2023 north of Idlib, Syria. © Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images

After the Earthquake

In this week’s update, read about how survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Syria are rebuilding their lives.

6 Feb 26

Journalists stand as smoke rises after an attack by Russian army in Odessa, on April 3, 2022. © Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine: Why Mental Health Matters

How psychological support is helping Ukrainian journalists navigate war's horrors and carry out essential work.

30 Jan 26

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

“People over Punishment”: Why Ukraine Exchanges War Criminals

Legal experts argue that trials in absentia – or release in a prisoner exchange – still play an important part in ensuring justice.

27 Jan 26

Mykhailo Bakhmanov is accused of conducting a mock execution as well as the robbery and intimidation of civilians during the occupation of a village in the Okhtyrka district in March 2022. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

War Crimes Trial for Ukrainian Serving with Russian Army

Serviceman staged mock execution as well as robbing and abusing villagers.

21 Jan 26

Ukrainian soldiers look towards Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine. © John Moore/Getty Images

Conscription in Occupied Lands: Russia’s War Crime

Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are documenting and securing convictions against organisers of the illegal draft.

20 Jan 26

Ukrainian families of prisoners of war POW wait to see if their loved ones will be amongst the arrivals on May 24, 2025 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

Investigating POW Executions

Law enforcement agencies argue that such crimes are systemic and that not only direct perpetrators but also their commanders must be held to account.

13 Jan 26

A destroyed Russian tank lies on the roadside in Izyum, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

De Facto Police Chief Sentenced for Torture

Investigation found that indictee had lived in the area for several years and therefore knew many of the locals.

13 Jan 26

Over the past three years, de facto courts in the occupied territories have issued at least 190 sentences based on fabricated charges, primarily for treason or espionage. Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

How Russia Fabricates Criminal Cases Against Ukrainians

The imposition of Russian criminal law in the occupied territories has granted its security services sweeping powers.

9 Jan 26

A member of the Ukrainian military walks through the basement rooms of a restaurant local residents say was used as a torture site by Russian forces during their occupation of Snihurivka, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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

Workers repair infrastructure in a power station that was damaged by a Russian air attack in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. © Ed Ram/Getty Images

Ukraine’s Energy Crisis

Learn how IWPR’s Ukraine team carry on reporting, despite the energy crisis caused by relentless Russian bombing.

2 Jan 26

Support local journalists

DONATE