Ukraine extradites Russian soldier to Lithuania over war crimes against Lithuanian citizen
A rare act of international justice sees a suspected war criminal handed over for alleged torture in occupied Melitopol.
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“Fortress in dark”: Moscow’s assault on Sloviansk power plant masks deeper goal
Russia fights against the light. On 30 October, Russian aviation dropped guided bombs on the Sloviansk Thermal Power…
Moscow cuts another lifeline to Europe’s human rights system as Putin moves to exit anti-torture convention
The step shields Russian prisons from international inspectors, raising fears for Ukrainian POWs and abducted civilians.
Ukraine reveals name of main torturer of journalist Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian detention center
Alexander Shtuda, the Russian detention chief, is now charged with overseeing the savage abuse that led to Victoria Roshchyna’s death.
AP: Ukrainian POW Serhii Hryhoriev died in Russian prison—he is one of over 200
The tragic toll highlights abuse and neglect in Russian detention facilities, according to Ukrainian and international reports.
Russians execute four more Ukrainian prisoners of war near Pokrovsk
Two days before this war crime, the Russian military killed two other Ukrainian POWs in the same area, per the Ukrainian PG Office.
Russians execute unarmed, wounded Ukrainian POW on camera as international bodies struggle to respond
Ukrainian authorities have documented over hundred cases of soldiers killed while attempting to surrender, with the latest footage showing Russian forces shooting an unidentified man at point-blank range.
Russia violates Geneva Convention by shelling fire station in northeastern Ukraine
A fire station in Sumy Oblast (northeastern Ukraine) came under fire from Russian troops on 17 July, injuring…
Only chance to survive for Russian military in Kherson is to surrender – Defence Intelligence of Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine calls on the Russian military personnel who remained in…