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On November 7, Russian paratrooper Andrii Medvedev, 33, attended the hearing at the Irpinsky city court. He is standing trial for abusing civilians during the occupation of Irpin, a town 25 kilometres west of the capital, in March 2022. © Irina Domashchenko

Court Begins Examining Evidence in Case of Russian POW

Soldier accused of imprisoning and beating local Ukrainian men to obtain intelligence about the armed forces.

31 Jul 24

Ukrainian citizen Hryhoriy Drahunenko, 62, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for collaborating with Russian troops in finding, arresting and beating civilians during the occupation of Novokiivka, a village in the Mykolaiv region. © National Police of Ukraine

Ukrainian National Sentenced for Collaboration

A pensioner helped the occupying forces identify Ukrainian men during the occupation of his village in the summer of 2022.

23 Jul 24

Russian forces occupied the southern port city of Kherson in late February 2022 and set up torture chambers where civilians were interrogated, beaten and tortured. © Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office

Russian Captain to be Tried for Kherson Torture

At least 68 victims are listed as having undergone cruel and abusive treatment while illegally detained.

16 Jul 24

On July 2, the Irpinsky court, in Kyiv region, heard the case against Aleksandr Kashin, a Russian soldier accused of killing a civilian in Bucha and attempting to murder his teenage son in March 2022. © Irina Domashchenko

Russian Soldier to be Tried for Murdering Bucha Resident

The victim’s teenage son survived by playing dead after he was shot and wounded.

9 Jul 24

Items are seen inside a cell at a preliminary detention centre which is believed to have been used by Russian forces to jail and torture civilians on November 16, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Russian Commander Convicted for Ordering Detentions and Torture

Officer ordered children of local officials to be seized in order to pressure them to collaborate.

2 Jul 24

Russian senior lieutenant Vasiliy Litvinenko is accused of ordering the killing of civilians during the occupation of the village of Lypivka, in Kyiv region, in March 2022. He is accused of ordering his subordinates to shoot an elderly civilian man while he was in his courtyard [pictured] and then fire at his house from a tank. © Prosecutor's Office Ukraine

Russian Commander To be Tried for Killing Civilians

The charred remains of a local resident in the village of Lypivka led to the identification of the senior lieutenant.

25 Jun 24

Photo of the 15 Russian soldiers tried in absentia for holding 368 Ukrainian civilians in the basement of the school in the village of Yahidne in March 2022. © Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office

Trial for Yahidne’s Human Shields Draws to an End

Defence claims that the convicted soldiers were not proven guilty in the nearly one year-long trial prove unsuccessful.

19 Jun 24

Russian senior lieutenant Konstantin Ozaev, 30, was handed ten years of prison in absentia for the brutal treatment of a civilian man in Sumy region in March 2022. © Slidstvo.info

Russian Commander Sentenced in Absentia for Ordering Execution

The accused ordered subordinates to kill a man in Sumy region; the victim’s life was saved by a phone call.

11 Jun 24

On March 2, 2022, Sayan Ilyarov (pictured) and his accomplice, identified as 26-year-old private Linchobo Naidanov, reportedly shot and killed Vasyl Avdeev, a resident of Berezivka, © Slidstvo.Info

Two Russian Soldiers To be Tried for Murdering Ukrainian Volunteer

Victim had been returning from distributing food when he was killed and his body thrown into a sewer well.

4 Jun 24

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

Murder Case Returns to Court After Procedural Dispute

Paratrooper accused of killing a supermarket security guard together with four accomplices.

28 May 24

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