Conflict

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

White Angel crew evacuating a family from Avdiivka.

The White Angels of Donetsk

Evacuation crews try and take locals to safety, but many in the hard-hit region are still reluctant to leave.

25 Apr 23

Two members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' J9 group put the body of a fallen Russian soldier in a black sac near Hrushivka, a village in Kharkiv region. The J9 group is specifically tasked with searching and recovering the bodies of fallen servicemen. © Ihor Tambiiev

The Ukrainian Unit Recovering Bodies of Fallen Soldiers

The J9 group is tasked with searching for the bodies of servicemen, including Russians.

18 Apr 23

Russian paratrooper Andrey Medvedev sits in a glass and metal booth in the court in Irpin on April 10, 2023. The preliminary hearing against the 33-year-old, who is standing trial for violence against civilians, failed due to the absence of a defence lawyer. © Iryna Domashchenko/IWPR

Captured Russian Paratrooper to be Tried for Irpin War Crimes

Case concerning the alleged abuse of civilians delayed after defence attorney said it fell outside his jurisdiction.