Oksana Matsopa

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Oksana Matsopa is a Ukrainian journalist and a correspondent for the Graty outlet.

Reporting War Crimes Trials in Ukraine: Oksana Matsopa

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A family from Mariupol wait in their car to be registered by police after arriving at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control on May 02, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

A family from Mariupol wait in their car to be registered by police after arriving at an evacuation point for people fleeing Mariupol, Melitopol and the surrounding towns under Russian control on May 02, 2022 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Two Russians Sentenced for Forced Deportation

Investigators claimed Ukrainians were forced to pose as refugees seeking asylum to create pressure on EU.

30 Mar 25

A woman picks up ornaments as she walks through her home that was destroyed during battles at the start of Russia's full scale invasion, in Yahidne village on October 30, 2022 in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

A woman picks up ornaments as she walks through her home that was destroyed during battles at the start of Russia's full scale invasion, in Yahidne village on October 30, 2022 in Chernihiv, Ukraine. © Ed Ram/Getty Images

Ukrainian Court to Hear Yahidne Rape Case

Three Russian soldiers will be tried in absentia and behind closed doors.

27 Mar 25

The graves of more than twenty men that were reportedly killed by Russian forces are seen at the Kherson city ceremony on November 20, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine.

The graves of more than twenty men that were reportedly killed by Russian forces are seen at the Kherson city ceremony on November 20, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris Mcrath/Getty Images

Former Ukrainian Police Officer Convicted of Kidnap and Torture

Victims testify how man known as “the overseer” ordered their ill-treatment.

19 Mar 25

Photo from the January 21, 2025 hearing.

Photo from the January 21, 2025 hearing. © Valeria Yehoshyna

Trial of Russian Who Told Husband to “Rape Ukrainian Women” Proceeds

Sole witness in case gives evidence to Kyiv’s Shevchenko district court.

10 Mar 25

In the border town of Kozacha Lopan, in the Kharkiv region, police discovered a jail that they believe Russian soldiers used as a torture chamber September 25, 2022 in Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine.

In the border town of Kozacha Lopan, in the Kharkiv region, police discovered a jail that they believe Russian soldiers used as a torture chamber September 25, 2022 in Kozacha Lopan, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

“In Almost Every Village We Visited, We Encountered Torture Chambers.”

How Truth Hounds investigators document Russian war crimes.

10 Mar 25

The trial of the Russian servicemen Konstantin Smirnov and Denis Podgorny began in July 2024 and the verdict was announced by a three-judge panel of the Chernihiv District Court on February 3, 2025.

The trial of the Russian servicemen Konstantin Smirnov and Denis Podgorny began in July 2024 and the verdict was announced by a three-judge panel of the Chernihiv District Court on February 3, 2025. © Oksana Matsopa/IWPR

Russian Soldiers Convicted of Executing Brothers

One brother survived and was able to identify those responsible for killing his two siblings.

6 Feb 25

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