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Ukraine’s intelligence eliminates Russian war criminal in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence eliminates occupation deputy Yevgeny Bogdanov in Berdiansk car bombing. A Russian national oversaw finances and fortifications in strategic Azov Sea port crucial for Russian logistics.

byOlena Mukhina

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Netherlands helps Ukraine track war criminals with advanced mobile laboratory

The 13-container mobile laboratory that can analyze DNA evidence and extract crucial digital data within days of deployment

byAlya Shandra

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Russian soldier charged with sexual slavery of Ukrainian woman forcibly held 18 months in Russia

Ukrainian authorities have charged a Russian soldier with war crimes for allegedly raping and kidnapping a 21-year-old woman from Izium, then holding her in sexual slavery for 18 months in Belgorod.

byOrysia Hrudka

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Injury toll rises to 113 after Russian bombing downtown Zaporizhzhia kills 13

Russians deliberately struck the crowded streets yesterday evening with two 500-kg guided bombs.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian missile targets apartment block in Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve, killing at least one civilian

The search and rescue operation continues at the site of Russia's ballistic missile attack on civilians. The strike injured at least 14 as of 20:00.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia holds 301 Ukrainian civilian women captive, human rights group reports

As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized during the full-scale war.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia disrupts food supplies while devastating environment in Ukraine, international lawyers say in ICC

Legal experts report systematic obstruction of evacuations and theft of essential resources since 2022.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian intel: Russian forces executed five captured Ukrainian soldiers near Vuhledar

Ukrainian officials note that the number of executions of Ukrainian POWs is increasing in the last few months of 2024.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Ukraine pursues justice for 170,000 war crimes since Russian full-scale invasion

Most of them address violations of war laws, including attacks on civilians, mistreatment of prisoners, and the use of banned weapons. A small portion of them also includes collaboration, treason, and crimes against Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

byOrysia Hrudka

Russians execute unarmed, wounded Ukrainian POW on camera.

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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.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russians escalate executions of Ukrainian POWs

Recent reports indicate a disturbing trend of Russian forces increasingly executing Ukrainian POWs across the frontline, with at least 28 cases investigated by Ukraine's prosecutor's office and confirmed by Russian footage.

byBohdan Ben

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Venice Festival screens controversial Russian war documentary that ignores occupiers’ crimes against Ukrainians

At the Venice International Film Festival on September 5, Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova unveiled her documentary, Russians at War, which portrays Russian soldiers in Ukraine as victims while glossing over their crimes against civilians. The film has sparked backlash for its one-sided narrative, with critics calling it Russian propaganda.

byOlena Mukhina

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Bloomberg: Putin assured of non-arrest in Mongolia despite ICC warrant

Russian President Putin received assurances from Mongolia that he won't be arrested for war crimes during a planned visit, despite an ICC warrant, per Bloomberg.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine ratifies Rome Statute: how it aids prosecuting Russian war crimes

After two decades of hesitation, Ukraine has finally ratified the Rome Statute, potentially unleashing a flood of war crime prosecutions against Russian perpetrators in the International Criminal Court.

byVira Kravchuk

Aftermath of Russian attack on Vilniansk on 29 June.

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The number of injured after Russian attack on Vilniansk rises to 31, day of mourning declared for 7 killed

In response to the Russian attack on Vilniansk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the urgent need for partners to provide additional modern air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities.

byVira Kravchuk

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“Crimes against humanity”: International Court issues arrest warrants for Russia’s Shoigu and Gerasimov

The International Criminal Court (ICC) found reasonable grounds to believe that Russia's former Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov intentionally caused great suffering and serious injury to Ukrainian civilians by directing a series of missile strikes against Ukraine's electric infrastructure.

byVira Kravchuk

8 Embassies, including US and UK, caution against terrorist threat in Moscow

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British Intelligence: Russia plans using more revenues from tax hikes to continue its war in Ukraine in 2025

UK Intelligence's latest update indicates that Russia's recent tax hikes are likely aimed at financing expanding financial obligations, including the war in Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian Prosecutor General Kostin says Russia commits war crime every ten minutes

Overall, Ukrainian prosecutors have registered nearly 130,000 Russian war crimes since 2022.

byOlena Mukhina

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Over 160 Russian torture sites found in Ukraine, says Ukrainian prosecutor general

The investigation has recognized more than 3,800 civilians and 2,200 POWs as victims of Russian war crimes.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latvia submits to court case of ex-deputy on justification of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

A criminal case against former parliamentary deputy Gloria Grevtsova for justifying Russian war crimes in Ukraine and inciting national discord has been referred to court in Latvia.

byBenjamin Looijen