Recognizing and documenting Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Many nations around the world – among them the majority of European nations (Hungary perhaps being a sole exception), South-Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the USA recognize Russian war crimes. Ukraine has documented approximately 100.000 war crimes by the end of 2023.
The Kyiv Independent has a War Crimes Team.
The largest database of war crimes probably is maintained by the Trial for Putin initiative: T4P
Major General Crimes
Denial of existence of a nation state
Crime of military aggression against another state
Stealing of territory and property on that territory
Forcing people to take on an alien nationality and language
Genocide
Sexualized Violence (Guardian reporting on reparations for victims)
Destruction of Civilian Infrastructure
Russia has been targetting Ukrainian infrastructure in a systematic way. The list of destructions is long and painful to learn about.
- Schools, universities, kindergardens
- Electical power stations
- Water pumping stations
- Dams
- Occupying nuclear power stations
- Residential buildings
- Streets, bridges
- Mining hundreds of square kilometers of nature
TIMELINE OF MISSILE STRIKES ON UKRAINE ON OCTOBER 10
Ukraine will need international help to rebuild what has been destroyed.
Destruction of Ukrainian Culture and Cultural Elites
Kyiv Independent: Art under Attack
Kyiv Independent: These Ukrainian artists, writers were killed by Russia’s war
Individual Events
Bucha
400 civilians killed during Russian occupation
Bucha – 2 years later (Kyiv Post)
Butchers of Bucha
Bachmut (in German)
Bei den Bestattern von Bachmut
Kramatorsk Railway Station
Russian missile strike killed 63 civilians (including 9 children) and wounded 150 (including 34 children)
Yahidne
300 villagers held captive in inhumane conditions
Hroza
Bombing of a Mourning Ceremony – 52 People Dead
Olevnika Prison Massacre
Russians Bombed a Prison – More than 50 Dead
Kyiv Independent: Inside a prison where Russia tortured Ukrainian POWs
Kyiv Independent team did a very moving documentary, giving us a firsthand witness of what this prison was like and what happened the fateful day of the bombing.
Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam
The Tragedy of Kakhovka Reservoir
Overview on Wikipedia
It happened on June 6, 2023.
Destroying Villages and Cities
Entire villages and cities have been erased. Mariupol. Andreevka.
Russian Missile Attacks
This is a listing of Russian missile attacks with links to more information. There are so many of these attacks on civilian targets that most of them do not make the news anymore. Nevertheless, these attacks remain as horrible as they were on the first day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Abuse of Ukrainian Soldiers
This includes some of the darkest facts about cruel and sadistic behaviour.
Abuse of Ukrainian Civilians
This is about Ukrainian patriots, elected official, help workers, people who speak up …
How pro-Russian Ukrainians turned into Ukrainian patriots
Russia is holding around four thousand Ukrainian civilians prisoner, torturing most of them
Filtration Camps
Russian filtration camps for Ukrainians – Both Soldiers and Civilians can Suffer Abuse here
Witnessing War Crimes
Interviews with Russian Deserters
Under the new Russian laws, deserters face up to 15 years in prison. IStories talked to three military officers who fled Russia so as not to kill. They told about the war crimes they witnessed.
Calling on other Russian wives to use the time when it is possible – “Desert and run away with your lover.
This war makes no sense. People are dying.”