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Russian prisoner of war Nikolay Kartashev stands in Irpinsky City Court of the Kyiv region on May 9. The 22-year-old paratrooper is accused of the killing of a supermarket security guard in Bucha in March 2022. © I. Domashchenko

Russian POW to be Tried in Closed Court

Hearings to be held in private due to threats against defence lawyer and concerns over prisoner’s rights.

31 Mar 25

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. © 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

National guard special operations soldiers checks for anti-personnel mines and booby traps in a building previously used as a residence by the head of Russian occupying forces in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Russian Soldier Indicted for Cruel Treatment

If convicted, 26-year-old faces up to 12 years in prison for violating the laws and customs of war.

25 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. © 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

Danislan Kuramayev, a 22-year-old Russian soldier, faces a trial in absentia on charges of raping a woman in July 2022 during the occupation of the Borova community in the Kharkiv region.

Russian Soldier Faces in Absentia Trial for Rape

Survivor of assault was forced to find refuge by hiding in a minefield.

12 Mar 25

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

Vakulenko was murdered during the occupation of Izium in 2022 after being abducted from his home by Russian soldiers. © Maria Lysytska-Beskorska/Creative Commons

Hearing Over Murder of Famed Children’s Author Adjourned

The body was found in a mass grave in Izium; forensic examination confirmed he had been shot.

25 Feb 25

A 33-year-old Russian soldier, Alexander Kuleshov participated in the occupation of the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region and is linked to at least two kidnappings of police officers in March 2022. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Closed-Door Trial for Russian Soldier Accused of Torturing Police Officers

Due to security concerns, the victims requested the proceedings not be open to the public.

25 Feb 25

A member of the Ukrainian military walks through the basement rooms of a restaurant local residents say was used as a torture site by Russian forces during their occupation of Snihurivka on November 23, 2022. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Russian Captain Convicted for Torturing Ukrainian Police Officers

The court classified the victims as civilians who maintained their protective status, rather than combatants.

20 Feb 25

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