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Russian War Crimes in Ukraine, Chechnya, Syria, and other countries.

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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.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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“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.

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Top-10 Russian genocidal quotes about Ukraine

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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.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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“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.

byOlena Mukhina

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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…

byOlena Mukhina

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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,…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

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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…

byAlya Shandra

ukrainian kherson partisan with girlfriend

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“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…

byOlena Mukhina

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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…

byYuri Zoria

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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…

byUkrainian media sources

ukraine class destoryed russian shelling

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How schoolchildren in Russian-occupied Ukraine are taught to hate their homeland

“All the supporters of Ukraine are traitors. If Ukraine remains independent, evil will invade it.” Russian authorities in…

byOlena Mukhina

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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…

byBohdan Ben

police and volunteers exhume bodies Stepaky village Kharkiv Oblast

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This is what genocide looks like: Russian torture chambers in Kharkiv Oblast

After the crimes near Kyiv in March of this year, when the Russian army shot at unarmed residents,…

byCenter for Strategic Communications and Information Security

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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…

byCenter for Strategic Communications and Information Security

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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…

byZarina Zabrisky

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“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…

byZarina Zabrisky

Civilians evacuating from occupied regions of Ukraine. Image by Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

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Russia corners Ukrainians in filtration and deportation

As of 20 June 2022, over 1.2 mn Ukrainians, according to Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk,…

byOlena Mukhina

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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…

byEuromaidan Press Contributor

Izyum massacre Russian invasion of Ukraine war crimes

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“Thin fingers raised like a final plea for help.” Exhuming the Izium massacre

121, 122, 123… Carelessly knocked together wooden crosses are marked with numbers. Their barely visible inscriptions blur into…

byUkrainian media sources

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Killed for refusing to shout “Glory to Russia!”: Russian war crimes in Trostianets

On 24 February 2022, two powerful columns of the Russian army broke into Sumy Oblast. One was intended…

byAnatolii Shara