Energy workers targeted by Russian Lancet drone during repair in Donetsk Oblast
The attack comes as Russia continues to target Ukraine's energy infrastructure with various types of weapons across the country.
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Air Force: All 37 Russian attack drones targeting Ukraine overnight shot down
Russian forces targeted eight regions across Ukraine overnight, Kyiv, Odesa, and Vinnytsia oblasts, according to the Air Force’s report.
Police: Russia using civilians in Vovchansk as human shields
Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the investigative department of the police of the Kharkiv Oblast, said on air on Suspilne that up to 40 civilians, most of them elderly, had been taken captive when trying to escape Russian shelling.
Kyiv Independent's 'Uprooted' investigation wins Bucha Journalism Conference Prize
The Kyiv Independent's investigative documentary "Uprooted" on Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children has won the Bucha Journalism Conference Prize in the "best investigation of Russian war crimes" category.
Military intelligence confirms car bomb attack killing Russian organizer of torture chambers in Berdiansk
Russian officials, their proxies, and collaborators have been routinely targeted in both occupied parts of Ukraine and inside Russia.
US says Russia used chemical weapons in Ukraine
Chloropicrin is often used as an herbicide. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), exposure to its vapors can cause severe irritation to the skin, eyes, and, if inhaled, internal organs.
HRW: Russia executes surrendering Ukrainian soldiers in possible war crimes
Since last December, Russian forces likely executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers who tried to surrender and possibly six who were already surrendering or had surrendered, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on May 2.
NGO alleges Russia bombed Syrian hospital in new UN complaint
Russian forces operating in Syria have been accused by the U.N. and other organizations of committing war crimes in the country, including the intentional bombing of hospitals and the usage of "double-tap" attacks, a tactic Russia has repeated in Ukraine.
Ukraine passes list of 561 Ukrainian children held in Russia to Qatar, ombudsman says
The list is already being processed by the Russian authorities, according to Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
Ukraine's Mariia Sulialina wins 2024 Civil Rights Defender award
Ukraine's human rights activist Mariia Sulialina has won the 2024 Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award, the organization announced on April 25. Sulialina, who heads the Ukrainian human rights organization Almenda, has been documenting Russia's war crimes against children.
Ukraine's UN envoy: Russia uses sexual violence as weapon of war
Citing testimony from people released from Russian captivity, Ukraine's UN envoy Sergiy Kyslytsya said that over 50 percent of detainees suffered torture, rape, or other forms of sexual violence.
Prosecutor's Office: At least 545 children have been killed since beginning of full-scale invasion
At least 1,843 children have been killed or injured since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office reported on April 20.
Ukrainian survivor of Russian torture files legal complaint in Argentina
Argentina's constitution allows for trials on "international crimes, including crimes against humanity and war crimes, irrespective of where they took place," on the basis of universal jurisdiction, TRP said in a press release.
Police: Russian forces attack civilian car in Chernihiv Oblast, killing man
Russian troops opened fire at a civilian car in the border area of Chernihiv Oblast, killing a man, Ukraine's National Police reported on April 13.
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine reportedly hits aviation training center in Russia's Voronezh Oblast
Key developments on April 9: * Ukraine hits aviation training center in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, source says * Russian attacks against 3 Ukrainian regions kill 2, injure 10 * Germany to deliver 20 additional armored vehicles to Ukraine * IAEA: Drone attack reported on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's training center * Prosecutors investigating executions of
Police: Russian soldier suspected of torturing civilians in Mykolaiv Oblast identified
The National Police in Mykolaiv Oblast identified a 28-year-old Russian military mechanic from the 205th Motorized Infantry Brigade, who reportedly tortured civilians, the police said on April 8.
Prosecutor General's Office: Russian soldiers kill 3 Ukrainian POWs
The Prosecutor General's Office has opened an investigation into a video that purportedly shows Russian soldiers shooting three captured and unarmed Ukrainian servicemen in Kherson Oblast, the office announced on April 7.
Kyiv Independent's investigation 'Uprooted' wins international media award
The Kyiv Independent's investigative documentary "Uprooted" on Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children has won the 2023 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) award for the Video – Divison I category.
EU top justice official: Special tribunal for Russia's war in Ukraine may be created by end of year
An international special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for war crimes committed in Ukraine may be created by the end of this year, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders told Deutsche Welle.
Media: German companies involved in Russian 'reconstruction' of occupied Mariupol
German companies Knauf and WKB Systems GmbH are involved in the so-called restoration efforts of occupied Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, which was destroyed by Russian troops, according to an investigation published on April 3 by journalists of the Monitor program of the German TV channel ARD.
Netherlands allocates $11 million to help Ukraine investigate Russian war crimes
The Netherlands pledged to make available 10 million euros ($10.8 million) to help Ukraine investigate Russian war crimes, Dutch Foreign Minister Bruins Slot said on April 2 at the Restoring Justice for Ukraine Conference.
Allies demand international tribunal to hold Russia accountable for crimes in Ukraine
Over 40 countries called for a special tribunal to hold Russia accountable for war crimes committed in Ukraine at the Restoring Justice for Ukraine conference held in the Netherlands on April 2.
Experts warn UN court’s approach in Ukraine versus Russia genocide cases ‘may lead to more instability’
The UN’s International Court of Justice, or ICJ, is currently hearing cases related to genocide in Ukraine as the country looks to seek justice for Russia’s ongoing crimes against it. Experts interviewed by the Kyiv Independent are worried that the Hague-based court, which is the principal judicial organ
Russian authorities targeted members of LGBTQ+ community in Kherson region
Russian occupation authorities targeted members of the LGBTQ+ community during the occupation of Kherson back in 2022, Ukrainian public organization Projektor announced on March 28.
Portrait of the Invader: 2 years of Russian soldiering in Ukraine
In two years of total war, Moscow has tried every trick to keep the death march going. It held a draft, expanded state-sponsored mercenary companies, recruited convicted prisoners, integrated proxies from occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, and forcibly conscripted Ukrainians in occupied territories and Ukrainian POWs. Lately, Russia has seized
3 injured in attack on Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces fired at a residential building at 9.30 a.m. injuring two women. The attack was followed by an airstrike in the same district an hour later which injured a 70-year-old man.
Destroy, in Whole or in Part | Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
Editor's Note: The story is based on the documentary "Destroy, in Whole or in Part," published by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has committed thousands of crimes in Ukraine. Ivan Vyhivskyi, the National Police head, said that Kyiv is investigating
Danylo Mokryk: Say the word ‘genocide’
In the spring of 2022, right after Russia’s atrocities in Bucha were exposed, several Western leaders uttered the term “genocide.” U.S. President Joe Biden, former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former Colombian President Ivan Duque, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did so in short succession, albeit
Kyiv Independent's new documentary debuts on YouTube
"Genocide is the crime of crimes. So, is Russia committing one in Ukraine?" The new documentary by the Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit, "Destroy, in Whole or in Part," debuted on YouTube on March 22.
Ukraine war latest: Situation near Robotyne 'in flux' but not critical, military says
Key developments on March 20: * Military: Situation near Robotyne 'in flux' but not critical * Drone strikes reportedly hit Russia's Engels airbase, other locations in Belgorod, Saratov oblasts * Prosecutor's Office: Russian officer who shot civilians in Hostomel identified * Lithuania allocates $38 million to buy shells for Ukraine via Czech initiative * Russian
New ICC chief on Putin: ‘Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure’
The new Head of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tomoko Akane told Kyodo News on March 20 that "Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure" when asked what fate awaits Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Prosecutor General's Office: Over 128,000 victims of war crimes recorded in Ukraine
Ukraine has collected pretrial information on over 128,000 victims of war crimes, Veronika Plotnikova, the head of the Coordinating Center for Support of Victims and Witnesses of the Prosecutor Generals Office, said on air on March 18.
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