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Russian War Crimes in Ukraine, Chechnya, Syria, and other countries.
Sleuths find Russian forces responsible for deadly missile strike on Ukrainian pizzeria
Colonel Vitaly Bobyr has been named by investigators as the Russian officer in command of forces that struck the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk with cruise missiles in June, killing 13 civilians
Freed medic: Russians raped girls as young as 14 in Ukraine prisons
Separate cells to rape young women, medieval torture instruments, and burning prisoners alive: after one year in captivity, a Ukrainian medic who treated torture victims details the horrors in Russian prisons
Russia about to conscript teen it kidnapped from Ukraine
First, Russia kidnapped Bogdan Ermokhin from occupied Mariupol, then it forcefully adopted him. In two weeks, it will likely send him to the Army as Russia scrambles to assemble manpower to keep invading Ukraine.
“They just did it for fun”: Ukrainian survivors detail Wagner group horrors
In Ukraine, the Wager mercenaries killed Ukrainian POWs and mounted their heads on poles, set them on fire after drenching in gasoline, and cut off ears and fingers during interrogations – or just for fun — says a new report by a human rights group.
Top-10 Russian genocidal quotes about Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Russian officials have left no room for ambiguity: they openly aim to erase Ukrainians as a nation. Vote to choose the most blatantly genocidal and chauvinistic utterance of Russian propagandists or officials in our poll.
“Abducted Childhood”: A documentary revealing life inside Russia’s Ukrainian child brainwashing program
First-hand accounts depict the hunger, homesickness, and violence kidnapped kids endure at propaganda centers training them to be Russian. One boy, forcefully adopted into Russia, has never seen his mother again.
UN report accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine: Torture, sexual violence, and murder revealed
In March 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion, the president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Federico…
Deportation in the 21st century: what you need to know about Russia’s crime in Ukraine
The word “deportation” evokes images of freight cars filled with people, accusations of entire nations as “criminals,” hunger,…
ICC arrest warrant for Putin: what’s next, and do we still need a Tribunal? Human rights defender answers
On 17 March, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian…
“I never cried, I just screamed in pain.” Survivors of Russian torture chambers speak
As of 2022, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies documented 609 Russian war crimes in Kherson Oblast. The number of…
Russia spends €8 mn to select “quality material” for adoption among Ukrainian children: report
On 30 May 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying the Russian citizenship procedure for orphans…
How state propaganda is driving Russia’s genocide of Ukraine
Russian propaganda is considered a key weapon in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on…
How schoolchildren in Russian-occupied Ukraine are taught to hate their homeland
[editorial]Like in Nazi Germany, the Russian occupiers terrorize civilians, their children, and schoolteachers, and burn “undesirable” books. After…
Two Russian soldiers raped a pregnant woman near Kyiv, causing micarriage; police identified them
Ukraine’s police identified two more Russian soldiers who tortured civilians and robbed the population during the occupation of…
This is what genocide looks like: Russian torture chambers in Kharkiv Oblast
[editorial]Organized rape, civilians shot in the back after their ears were cut off, and swastikas burned into the…
Killed in their own homes. Putin’s war with Ukrainian residential districts
On Thursday, October 13, an 11-year-old boy died in the Mykolaiv hospital. He became the sixth victim of…
The smell of death from Izium does not go away
Contents The odor of mass gravesWhat’s in a smell?“The horror, the horror”Related:The odor of mass graves “The stench…
“This is ordinary genocide in the 21st century.” Ukrainian police chief on Russian war crimes
After the liberation of Izium from Russian occupation on 10 September in Ukraine’s offensive in northeastern Ukraine, a mass…
Russia corners Ukrainians in filtration and deportation
[editorial]Under Russian occupation, Ukrainians often have two choices: live under Russian occupation in cities destroyed by war, or…
Mass graves in liberated Izium: Photo report
After the liberation of Izium from Russian occupation on 10 September in Ukraine’s offensive in northeastern Ukraine, a…