Conflict

A war crimes prosecutor views the body of a Ukrainian civilian during a search for evidence of war crimes in an underground air raid shelter that was believed to be used as a prison by Russian occupying forces, on October 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Artificial Intelligence and War Crimes Investigations

Innovative technology could be of huge benefit given unprecedented amount of data documenting alleged violations.

30 Jan 24

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice building in Kiev, Ukraine. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Ukraine: Calls for Changes to Criminal Code

Current body of law cannot cope with the scope or scale of offences being committed.

23 Jan 24

An elderly man walks by an apartment block that was destroyed by a Russian missile attack earlier in the month, on October 28, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Torture in Vasylivka

Local men were subjected to electric shocks, beatings and mock executions during interrogation.

23 Jan 24

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. © Iryna Domashchenko

“Reporting War Crimes Trials Was Not My Plan. Then Russia Invaded.”

How a journalist from Kherson dedicated herself to the arduous but essential task of covering court cases.

16 Jan 24

Tank gunner-operator Yuriy Zaporozhskyi and his commander Nikita Khlystov. © Security Service of Ukraine

Russian Tankers Accused of Shelling Residential Houses

According to the investigation, they wanted to "teach" villagers a lesson by targeting homes.

16 Jan 24

Ukrainians have dug trenches along the crescent-shaped 1,000km-long front. The ditches are surrounding with barbed wire; sandbags and wooden planks are positioned along the muddy walls. © Oleh Arkhanhorodsky

Along the Frontline in Ukraine’s Unforgiving Winter

Fighting continues, but the gruelling cold takes a toll on soldiers in the trenches and civilians in destroyed villages.

15 Jan 24

Yaroslav, 6, who has lost his ability to speak, leaves for home after school on December 14, 2023 in Vysokopillya, Ukraine. © Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images

A Long Way Home; Ukraine’s Child Deportees

Those investigating potential war crimes must gather evidence while reducing trauma for vulnerable minors.

9 Jan 24

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

Case Launched Over Cruel Treatment of Civilians

Serviceman accused of seeking revenge on Ukrainian man who refused to sell him his three-year-old daughter.

9 Jan 24

Forensic police exhume bodies from unidentified makeshift graves at the Pishanske cemetery on September 23, 2022 in Izium, Ukraine. A total of 447 bodies was exhumed from the gravesite, including 22 soldiers and 5 children, and the bodies will be examined for possible war crimes. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Key Challenges in Prosecuting War Crimes

International advisor highlights need to appoint more judges and advance legal reforms to expedite judicial processes.

19 Dec 23

Nikolay Khachaturyan was found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war for kidnapping a 15-year-old boy for holding a teenage boy hostage during the occupation of the Chernihiv region in March 2022. Chernihiv, northeast of Kyiv, was an early target of Russia's offensive after its February 24th invasion. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Russian Commander Sentenced in Absentia Over Teen Hostage

Officer blackmailed child’s mother for information about the location of Ukrainian forces.