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Ukrainian sportsman tortured to death by Russian invaders

Among the victims of Russian war crimes in the Sumy oblast was Serhiy Pronevych, a Ukrainian marathon runner, who had got into the 2019 Ukrainian Guiness Book of Records

Russian invaders mine children’s playgrounds leaving trail of horrific war crimes

The horrific discoveries in the Kyiv oblast towns after Russia’s retreat at the end of March make it frighteningly clear just how much Russia has to hide in areas it is occupying or besieging.

Russian FSB produce ‘refugee’ propaganda video blaming Ukrainian soldiers for Russia's war crimes in Mariupol

A recent video in which a ‘Ukrainian refugee’ thanked Russia and claimed atrocities by Ukrainian Azov soldiers was secretly produced by Russia’s FSB

Russia resorts to terror and arrests to crush pro-Ukraine resistance in Enerhodar

The invaders used violence against a demonstration on 2 April, and are believed to be holding a lot of local residents prisoner

Famous Ukrainian photojournalist Maksym Levin killed in Russia's war against Ukraine

Maksym Levin’s body has been found in the Kyiv oblast, three weeks after the renowned journalist and documentary produced disappeared together with a long-term colleague, Oleksiy Chernyshov

Outspoken Kherson journalist Kostiantyn Ryzhenko disappears while Russia terrorizes his family

There has been no contact with Kherson journalist and Chief Editor of Kherson NewsCity, Kostiantyn Ryzhenko since 30 March and there is every reason to believe he is in danger because of his courage in reporting Kherson resistance to the Russian invasion

Over 60 places of worship in Ukraine, as well as sites of cultural heritage, have been attacked by the Russian invaders, with some totally destroyed

The Russian regime does not recognize Ukraine’s right to exist, and may well want to destroy the country’s rich historical and cultural legacy

Russian invaders seize Ukrainian journalist, take her to occupied Donetsk ‘for trial’

Zaporizhzhia journalist Iryna Dubchenko has been taken prisoner by the invaders who told her that, if she didn't have a small child, they would have shot her on the spot

Russian invaders abduct Mayor of Prymorsk Oleksandr Koshelevych after first taking his elderly father hostage

Oleksandr Koshelevych is one of around 30 local politicians, journalists and civic activists who have been seized since the beginning of Russia’s invasion and whose whereabouts remain unknown. 

Russia waited till Ukrainian civilians reached work to bomb Mykolaiv Regional Administration

No let up in Russian terror in Kharkiv, Severodonetsk and other cities in Ukraine

Summary of events that took place in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region during the first 30 days of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war (February 24 – March 25, 2022)

The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group is documenting international crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes) allegedly committed by the Russian occupiers in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast. In this article we publish a summary of the events that took place in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region during the first 30 days of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war (February 24 – March 25, 2022). The information in this publication is approximate, based on the data we have collected and needs clarification.

Almost 400 Russian war crimes already documented in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court had begun investigating likely war crimes within just over a week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a Ukrainian coalition has already documented 388 such crimes.