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Justice initiatives regarding crimes committed in Ukraine have multiplied since the beginning of the Russian invasion. But some war crimes date back to far before 2022. Discover all of our publications covering the different courts and trials in Ukraine and abroad.

Ukrainian judge Volodymyr Pavlov delivers his verdict on a case of sexual violence during the war in Ukraine
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First sentence for sexual violence in the Ukraine war

On November 2, the Novozavodsk District Court of Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, handed down a sentence in absentia to two Russian servicemen who were accused of abusing residents of an occupied village in Chernihiv region in March 2022. Insights into a trial often held behind closed doors.
By Iryna Salii
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Ruined buildings in Mariupol (Ukraine)

Ukraine: why states are storming the ICJ

In Marioupol, Ukraine, a woman carries her child in her arms in the street. Behind her, Russian soldiers are patrolling. In the background: destroyed civilian buildings.

UN commission on Ukraine crimes “will seek to identify persons and entities” responsible

Tetyana Drobot cries in the dock during her trial in Ukraine

Ukraine: From "classroom" to prison - one click

Trial of Roman Serhiyovych Zhmarev in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine.

Ukraine: Trial of an ordinary citizen betrayed by his phone

Is there a right methodology to document war crimes in Myanmar, Syria, Iraq or Ukraine?

Vadim Shishimarin, a Russian soldier accused of war crimes, stands in the dock during his trial in Ukraine. A police officer is standing behind him.

UN points to Russian crimes and Ukraine justice challenges

Exterior view of the district court of Chernihiv in Ukraine.

How a rape trial against Russian soldiers is shaping up in Chernihiv

A photo montage shows the Russian soldier Serhiy Steiner (in uniform) on one side and the Ukrainian court in charge of trying him on the other side.

Ukraine: First verdict in absentia for Russian war crimes

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Traitors around? How supporters of Russian aggression are (half) punished in Ukraine

Philippe Sands (international law expert)

Philippe Sands: “There is an issue of identity and race” in international justice

Ruslan Yelkin, a separatist fighter accused of treason in Ukraine, sits during his trial in Odessa. He holds a crutch in his hand.

The trial of a Ukrainian separatist in Odesa: "I hoped they would come back for us"

In a street of Vilnius (Lithuania) crowded with demonstrators, a huge flag of Ukraine is deployed on the road, held by Lithuanians.

Why Lithuania is at the forefront of the Ukrainian lawfare

A lawyer (Viktor Ovsyannikov ) in a suit sits in the foreground. In the background are military personnel and a Vadim Shishimarin in the dock.

Ukraine: What it’s like to be lawyer for a Russian fighting your country

Alexander Bastrykin poses in front of a Russian flag

Ukraine: What to make of Russia’s copycat justice

Mikhail Kulikov trial, russian war prisonner

War crimes trial in Chernihiv: "There is an oath to carry out the commander's orders"

Prisoners of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic held by Ukrainian forces

Inside courts where Ukrainian judges try Ukrainian POWs

Destroyed street of Bucha, in Ukraine

Four Ways to Accountability in Ukraine

Mikhail Romanov

Ukraine: The first war time rape trial is held in absentia and behind closed doors