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People walk by a graffiti depicting Vladimir Putin in Simferopol, Crimea. Forced mobilisation of Ukrainian citizens within territories occupied by Russia has been ongoing since the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. Almost 40,000 Ukrainian citizens are understood to have been illegally mobilised. © Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images

Ukrainians Forcibly Recruited to Russian Army

Kyiv is pursuing the illegal mobilisation of those living under occupation as a war crime.

6 Jun 23

Ukrainian flags dot streets in Georgia's capital Tbilisi. Georgians overwhelmingly support Ukraine, but the government did not join its western allies in the sanctions against Moscow. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated that the country’s economy would suffer if Tbilisi sanctioned one of its main trading partners. © Gvantsa Seturidze

Georgians Struggle with High Prices Amid War in Ukraine

The influx of Russian exiles have pushed the cost of living up, while Tbilisi’s trade ties with Moscow have expanded.

1 Jun 23

According to the investigation, Mikhail Yasnikov (L) and Dmitriy Markov led the seizure of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station (HPP) facilities and the sabotage of the North Crimean Canal in the Kherson region. © Security Service of Ukraine

Russian Commanders Convicted for Dam Attack

Officers ordered the seizure of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station (HPP) and attacks on the North Crimean Canal.

30 May 23

Entrance to the offices of the Ukrainian General Prosecutor in Kiev, Ukraine. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Why Ukraine Opposes a Hybrid Court

Debate continues over the best way to prosecute Russia for the crime of aggression.

30 May 23

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko visits an apartment damaged by the debris of a Russian intercepted drone, in a residential building on May 8, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

The Route to Russian Reparations

Challenges lie ahead in recovering funds from frozen assets.

23 May 23

The inside of the hospital in Trostyanets, a town of nearly 20,000 people in northeastern Ukraine. The medical facility came under Russian shelling on March 18, 2022. © Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation

Russian Tankers Guilty of Shelling Hospital

Some 70 medical staff and patients, including women in labour, were forced to shelter in building’s basement.

23 May 23

A destroyed Russian tank is seen by the side of the road on December 15, 2022 in Kupiansk, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Russian Commander Convicted of Kidnapping Unarmed Civilian

The tanker robbed Ukrainian man and held him at gunpoint before victim managed to escape.

16 May 23

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

Ukraine: Prosecuting War Crimes in Civilian Courts

Are such trials compatible with international humanitarian law?

16 May 23

A woman sings patriotic songs of the Soviet Union during a march near the Kremlin with pro-Communist demonstrators in downtown Moscow, Russia during May Day celebrations, May 2001. © Oleg Nikishin/Newsmakers

Back to the USSR? Memory Wars in the South Caucasus

Kremlin narratives have co-opted history and propagated a distorted memory of the Soviet past.

10 May 23

Designer Kateryna Uvarova transforms used cartridges into art objects. Based in Lviv, western Ukraine, Uvarova is originally from Makiivka, in Donetsk region; she fled to Kharkiv in 2014 and then again had to relocate when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. © Courtesy of Kateryna Uvarova

Turning Shell Casings into Patriotic Souvenirs

Entrepreneurs and volunteers launch schemes to help support war efforts.

2 May 23

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