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All our articles about Ukraine

Justice initiatives regarding crimes committed in Ukraine have multiplied since the beginning of the Russian invasion. But some war crimes date back to far before 2022. Discover all of our publications covering the different courts and trials in Ukraine and abroad.

Voislav Torden (Yan Petrovsky), leader of a group close to Russia, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Finland for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Photo: Torden in military uniform.
War crimes in Ukraine: a Russian sentenced to life in Finland
14 March 2025 by AFP
Voislav Torden is the first Russian citizen to be sentenced outside Ukraine for war crimes committed in that country. On Friday March 14, the leader of the Russian-affiliated paramilitary unit “Rusich Group” was sentenced to life [...]
The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky. The invaders return
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier (Justice Info)
More and more countries – Russia, Israel, the United States, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela – are publicly declaring their intent to conquer territories by force, or like Rwanda are doing it without admitting. The world order establ [...]
Trial of Russian soldier Voislav Torden in Finland for possible war crimes committed in Ukraine. Torden sits on a television screen during his trial, surrounded by his lawyers. Finland on the frontline for trying Russians for war crimes
23 January 2025 by Jeanette Björkqvist (in Helsinki, Finland)
Finland is the stage for an unusual trial, where a 37-year-old Russian citizen is charged with war crimes committed in Ukraine. Voislav Torden is accused of leading an ambush attack in which 22 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, incl [...]
In Ukraine, a military prisoner, sitting on a chair, is guarded by a soldier in the background, in what looks like an interrogation room. Ukraine: a two-time deserter convicted of high treason
17 December 2024 by Vladyslava Kobko (in Rivne, Ukraine / Free Radio)
A native of Donetsk region who was mobilized twice and deserted twice, first from the army of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and then from the Ukrainian army, repented in front of the Kostopil district court in the [...]
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Sexual violence in Ukraine - As a result of the war with Russia, sexual crimes perpetrated by Russian soldiers are on the increase. photo: a woman hides her face with her hands.
12 December 2024 by Olga Zhuravel (in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine / Zlochyn)
“We need an example and people will speak up” 211 women and 118 men have been registered as victims of conflict-related sexual violence since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, according to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. Our correspondent in Dnipro spok [...]
The trial of Nikolai Kartashov, 22, a Russian artilleryman accused of war crimes committed in the town of Boucha (Ukraine) opened on November 20.
5 December 2024 by Iryna Salii
A Russian officer on trial for murder in Bucha On 20 November 2024, the Irpin City Court started the trial of a young Russian military officer whose unit opened fire and killed a convenient store security guard in Bucha, in the region of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, in F [...]
Balakliya's ‘ordinary man’, Anatoliy Derevyanko, during his trial for collaboration in Ukraine. Photo: Balakliya stands behind the glass in the dock.
12 November 2024 by Tetiana Fedorkova (in Kharkiv, Ukraine / MediaPort)
The Balakliya “ordinary man” released on probation He kept hoping, but did not expect it. He came to hear the verdict without his belongings and passport: he did not think he would be released. In a rare decision in collaboration cases in Ukraine, after more than a year and a half [...]
Trial of Mykola Fedorian in Ukraine for crimes of treason committed in Russian-occupied Crimea. Photo: Fedorian at his trial in Kyiv, behind the glass of the dock.
31 October 2024 by Iryna Salii (in Kyiv, Ukraine / Sudovyi Reporter)
“I consider it cynical to accuse Crimeans of treason against Ukraine” Mykola Fedorian was deputy chief of the Crimean Ministry of Internal Affairs until 2011. He was working at a state-owned company when Russia annexed Crimea. He stayed, keeping his Ukrainian passport and making visits back home. Un [...]
Andryi Kostin, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, tendered his resignation on 22 October 2024 following a corruption scandal that has cast a shadow over the entire justice system in Ukraine. Photo: portrait of Kostin, a Ukrainian flag printed on his shoulder.
29 October 2024 by Anastasia Zubova (in Ukraine, Justice Info)
Ukraine: the scandal behind the resignation of the Prosecutor General The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, tendered his resignation on October 22, in the wake of a corruption scandal that has rocked the judicial system. Dozens of prosecutors have allegedly obtained fake disability certi [...]
21 October 2024 by Maria Koroleva (for Justice Info)
The “Azov” trial in Russia is down to 12 defendants in court The “Azov” trial which began in Rostov-on-Don in June 2023 is the largest criminal case related to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. In late August, the prosecution requested sentences ranging from 16 to 24 years for all accus [...]
In a street in Boutcha, Ukraine, journalists filmed and photographed burnt corpses being handled by people to move them.
18 October 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
Meet Ukraine’s Evidence Gatherers Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office says they have about 130,000 potential incidents of war crimes, and issued 250 notices of suspicion. Courts convicted more than a hundred, most of those in absentia. But before you have a trial, you o [...]
The Epicentre hypermarket near Chernihiv (Ukraine) in 2022 after it was bombed by the Russian army. Photo: exterior view of the burnt-out hypermarket.
17 October 2024 by Ksenia Rekun (Chernihiv, Ukraine / Suspilne)
At the epicentre of environmental damage in Ukraine The war in Ukraine has led to major environmental damage to soil, air, water, and people, caused by Russian shelling. In the Chernihiv region only, Ukrainian authorities evaluate its cost at about 630 million dollars. How is this [...]
Oleg Myzhgorodskyi, an alleged member of the Ukrainian ‘Azov’ regiment, is accused of ‘terrorism’ in a trial in Russia. Photo: 2 side-by-side portraits of Myzhgorodskyi, in 2021 (before detention) and in 2023.
11 October 2024 by Valentyna Osterska (Chernihiv, Ukraine / Visnyk Ch)
Chernihiv waits for its “Azov” fighters on trial in Russia “Oleg weighed 115 kilograms, he weighs only about 50 now,” says the sister of one of the alleged members of the Ukrainian “Azov” regiment accused of ‘terrorism’ in the Federation of Russia. While the Rostov-on-Don military court i [...]
Trial of private entrepreneurs for collaboration with Russia in Ukraine. Photo: During a trial in Ukraine, a witness appears from behind, facing a judge in a small courtroom.
10 October 2024 by Anastasia Zubova (in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine / Gre4ka)
How Ukraine brings to justice private entrepreneurs Who are the people have been prosecuted for economic collaboration over the past three years in Ukraine? Journalist Anastasia Zubova analysed dozens of cases brought before Ukrainian courts since 2022. She identified some trends a [...]
Belarus before the ICC for two complaints - Photo: Riot police arrest a man in a street of Minsk (Belarus).
3 October 2024 by Janet H. Anderson (in Vilnius, Lithuania)
Suddenly, Belarus wakes up with two complaints before the ICC The legal calm seems over for a country which seemed to escape any form of accountability. On Monday, September 30, Lithuania submitted a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Belarus for crimes against oppon [...]
Daniil Martynov in Ukraine - Photo: Two armed soldiers pose (thumbs up) in front of the back of a Porsche.
27 September 2024 by Iryna Salii (In Kyiv, Ukraine / Sudovyi Reporter)
A Kadyrov brother-in-arms sentenced in Ukraine Twelve vulnerable patients died during three weeks of terror they faced in the first days of the Russian occupation. They died in a Ukrainian psychoneurological hospice under the control of a Russian colonel close to Chechen leade [...]
Signing of an agreement between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Ukraine.
6 September 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
How Ukraine (nearly) joined the ICC Ten years after their first referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ukraine has finally become a member of the court on August 21. Ukraine’s parliament’s ratification comes as a surprise to many, not because it hasn’t [...]
Trial for collaboration in Ukraine. Photo: A man removes a Russian propaganda poster in Kherson upon his liberation by Ukrainian armed forces.
2 September 2024 by Iryna Salii (In Kyiv, Ukraine / Sudovyi Reporter)
14 years in jail for 45 days of work with the police under Russian occupation A district council representative of Kherson, in Southern Ukraine, who became an operative of the police under Russian occupation, was put on trial on charges of collaboration. He claimed he was forced to join the occupation polic [...]
War in Ukraine and repairs to civilian targets: the case of companies. Photo: The Hotel Ukraine in Chernihiv destroyed by a Russian missile.
15 July 2024 by Ksenia Rekun (in Chernihiv, Ukraine / Suspilne)
Is a war-ruined business in Ukraine entitled to compensation? Russian Federation’s frozen assets are said to exceed 270 billion US dollars. In June leaders of the G7 countries approved a decision to grant Ukraine 50 billion dollars from the proceeds of these assets. A compensation mechanism [...]
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