Members of a demining team work to clear mines and unexploded ordinance from the side of the main road leading to Kherson City on November 16, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces took control of Kherson last week, as well as swaths of its surrounding region, after Russia pulled its forces back to the other side of the Dnipro river.
Members of a demining team work to clear mines and unexploded ordinance from the side of the main road leading to Kherson City on November 16, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Ukrainian forces took control of Kherson last week, as well as swaths of its surrounding region, after Russia pulled its forces back to the other side of the Dnipro river. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine Justice Report - Issue 102

31 Jul 2024

IWPR's Frontline Updates – unique insights from our network of local reporters and updates from our programmes.

IWPR’s weekly Ukraine Justice Report provides an overview of key events and links to essential reading from Ukrainian and international reports alongside dedicated IWPR reporting and analysis.

On November 7, Russian paratrooper Andrii Medvedev, 33, attended the hearing at the Irpinsky city court. He is standing trial for abusing civilians during the occupation of Irpin, a town 25 kilometres west of the capital, in March 2022. © Irina Domashchenko
On November 7, Russian paratrooper Andrii Medvedev, 33, attended the hearing at the Irpinsky city court. He is standing trial for abusing civilians during the occupation of Irpin, a town 25 kilometres west of the capital, in March 2022. © Irina Domashchenko
COURTSIDE

Court Begins Examining Evidence in Case of Russian POW

Soldier accused of imprisoning and beating local Ukrainian men – including staging mock executions – to obtain intelligence about the armed forces. 
Residential buildings in a flooded area on June 8, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine. Early Tuesday, the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power plant, which sits on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region, was destroyed, forcing downstream communities to evacuate due to the risk of flooding. © Alex Babenko/Getty Images
Residential buildings in a flooded area on June 8, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine. Early Tuesday, the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power plant, which sits on the Dnipro river in the southern Kherson region, was destroyed, forcing downstream communities to evacuate due to the risk of flooding. © Alex Babenko/Getty Images
INTERVIEW

A War Crime against the Environment 

Could the destruction of the Kakhovka dam be prosecuted by the ICC? 
UKRAINE JUSTICE BRIEFING

Wednesday, 31 Jul ‘24

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
  • Russian Soldier Suspected of Torturing Civilians in Mykolayiv Region Identified
  • Suspicion Against Head of “DPR media holding"
  • Two Foreigners Sentenced for Sharing Location of Ukrainian Defence
  • Irpin Court Considering 36 War Crimes Cases
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