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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.

4 Russian soldiers in uniform sit in the dock during their torture trial in Ukraine.

Ukraine: Four Russian soldiers convicted for torture

Justice Info reports on the latest trial of Russian soldiers held at the end of the year in Kotelva, eastern Ukraine. The four men, members of a Russian army special forces unit, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 11 years in prison for torture. They could, however, benefit from a prisoner exchange.

By Iryna Salii

On the stage of the Grand Café Utopie in The Hague (Netherlands), Thierry Cruvellier, Iryna Salli, Anna Mykytenko, Janet H. Anderson and a translator are debating about

"Ukraine: Justice in times of war": the full video of our debate in The Hague

Ukrainian Orthodox priest Joasaph and his lawyer sit side by side during a trial in Ukraine.

Ukrainian orthodox priest prosecuted for alleged links to Russia

Ruslan Glotov, a separatist fighter (in 2014) poses with 2 other soldiers in front of a car.

Ukraine: a 2014 separatist combatant gets caught in the 2022 war

Kevin Jon Heller holds a book in his hands (he is the co-author):

Everything you need to know or argue about a special tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression

Map of Ukraine with Ukrainian flag inside and 2 icons : a tank symbolizing war and a scale symbolizing justice

Map of war crimes trials in Ukraine

Tatiana Nezelenikova is in the dock, accused of high treason in Crimea by a Ukrainian court.

High treason in Crimea: "I don’t understand why I’m punished so severely"

Ukrainian judge Volodymyr Pavlov delivers his verdict on a case of sexual violence during the war in Ukraine

First sentence for sexual violence in the Ukraine war

Ruined buildings in Mariupol (Ukraine)

Ukraine: why states are storming the ICJ

In Marioupol, Ukraine, a woman carries her child in her arms in the street. Behind her, Russian soldiers are patrolling. In the background: destroyed civilian buildings.

UN commission on Ukraine crimes “will seek to identify persons and entities” responsible

Tetyana Drobot cries in the dock during her trial in Ukraine

Ukraine: From "classroom" to prison - one click

Trial of Roman Serhiyovych Zhmarev in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine.

Ukraine: Trial of an ordinary citizen betrayed by his phone

Is there a right methodology to document war crimes in Myanmar, Syria, Iraq or Ukraine?

Vadim Shishimarin, a Russian soldier accused of war crimes, stands in the dock during his trial in Ukraine. A police officer is standing behind him.

UN points to Russian crimes and Ukraine justice challenges

Exterior view of the district court of Chernihiv in Ukraine.

How a rape trial against Russian soldiers is shaping up in Chernihiv

A photo montage shows the Russian soldier Serhiy Steiner (in uniform) on one side and the Ukrainian court in charge of trying him on the other side.

Ukraine: First verdict in absentia for Russian war crimes

Traitors around? How supporters of Russian aggression are (half) punished in Ukraine

Philippe Sands (international law expert)

Philippe Sands: “There is an issue of identity and race” in international justice

Ruslan Yelkin, a separatist fighter accused of treason in Ukraine, sits during his trial in Odessa. He holds a crutch in his hand.

The trial of a Ukrainian separatist in Odesa: "I hoped they would come back for us"