“They laid down their weapons, raised their hands”: Russia has executed at least 345 surrendered Ukrainian soldiers on the ground
Dmytro Lubinets says the executions are a part of a systematic and rising pattern.
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Russia’s assembly line for Azov sentences gives two Ukrainian POWs 17 and 20 years in jail for defending Mariupol
The charges stem from the POWs' service in Azov, which Russia's Supreme Court designated a terrorist organization on 2 August 2022.
Food shortage in occupied Rubizhne: Russia blocks civilian deliveries, blames drones
Officials say Moscow engineered the shortage to film propaganda—the same tactic that left 2,000 starving in Oleshky.
Russia bans military uniforms on fuel drivers after Ukrainian strikes burn tankers. They’re delivering to front line in bread vans and ambulances
Civilian fuel rationing has been visible in Crimea and in Kursk and Belgorod oblasts since spring.
Russian hits maternity ward on International Children’s Day — six new mothers, their newborns, and woman in active labor were inside
Patients and staff all survived. More than 30 windows were blown out.
Russian troops execute five disarmed Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk and Huliaipole
Two of the executed soldiers were captured alive during a Russian assault in Shakhove on 27 December, prosecutors say.
Metal boxes, electrocution, icy water: Ukraine exposes Russian torturer of Lithuanian volunteer by name
First one handed over. Second one exposed.
UN General Assembly votes to demand Russia return deported Ukrainian children without conditions
The UN GA overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling for the immediate return of deported Ukrainian children taken by Russia, with 91 countries voting in favor. Ukrainian officials estimate that at least 20,000 children were taken.
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.
“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…