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On July 2, the Irpinsky court, in Kyiv region, heard the case against Aleksandr Kashin, a Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian in Bucha and attempting to murder his teenage son in March 2022. © Irina Domashchenko

Russian Soldier to be Tried for Murdering Bucha Resident

The victim’s teenage son survived by playing dead after he was shot and wounded.

9 Jul 24

A row of destroyed apartment blocks in Mariupol. © T. Kopteva

Russia’s Weaponisation of Starvation in Mariupol

Civilians deprived of health care, food, and water in what may constitute a war crime.

2 Jul 24

Items are seen inside a cell at a preliminary detention centre which is believed to have been used by Russian forces to jail and torture civilians on November 16, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Russian Commander Convicted for Ordering Detentions and Torture

Officer ordered children of local officials to be seized in order to pressure them to collaborate.

2 Jul 24

National guard special operations soldier checks the ruins of a building previously used as a local headquarters by Russian occupying forces during a search for evidence of war crimes by police investigators, on October 14, 2022 in Vyshneve, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Investigating War Crimes Under Daily Attack

In Kharkhiv region, constant shelling of the border territories is a significant obstacle to inspecting incident scenes and collecting evidence.

25 Jun 24

Russian senior lieutenant Vasiliy Litvinenko is accused of ordering the killing of civilians during the occupation of the village of Lypivka, in Kyiv region, in March 2022. He is accused of ordering his subordinates to shoot an elderly civilian man while he was in his courtyard [pictured] and then fire at his house from a tank. © Prosecutor's Office Ukraine

Russian Commander To be Tried for Killing Civilians

The charred remains of a local resident in the village of Lypivka led to the identification of the senior lieutenant.

25 Jun 24

Photo of the 15 Russian soldiers tried in absentia for holding 368 Ukrainian civilians in the basement of the school in the village of Yahidne in March 2022. © Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office

Trial for Yahidne’s Human Shields Draws to an End

Defence claims that the convicted soldiers were not proven guilty in the nearly one year-long trial prove unsuccessful.

19 Jun 24

Children ride a roundabout in a play park next to destroyed buildings on November 14, 2022 in Borodyanka , Ukraine. Russia is believed to have deported tens of thousands of Ukrainian children to its own territory, subjecting them to indoctrination, forcing them to take Russian citizenship and often putting them up for adoption. © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Returning Ukraine’s Children

Legal experts consider Russia’s wide-scale illegal displacement and deportation of minors to be a war crime.

18 Jun 24

Russian senior lieutenant Konstantin Ozaev, 30, was handed ten years of prison in absentia for the brutal treatment of a civilian man in Sumy region in March 2022. © Slidstvo.info

Russian Commander Sentenced in Absentia for Ordering Execution

The accused ordered subordinates to kill a man in Sumy region; the victim’s life was saved by a phone call.

11 Jun 24

A woman cries while being evacuated from her home on March 06, 2023 in Kupiansk, Ukraine.

Survivors of Sexual Violence Need Immediate Support

“It is not enough to bring perpetrators to justice; it is important to help people recover.”

11 Jun 24

On March 2, 2022, Sayan Ilyarov (pictured) and his accomplice, identified as 26-year-old private Linchobo Naidanov, reportedly shot and killed Vasyl Avdeev, a resident of Berezivka, © Slidstvo.Info

Two Russian Soldiers To be Tried for Murdering Ukrainian Volunteer

Victim had been returning from distributing food when he was killed and his body thrown into a sewer well.

4 Jun 24

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