Consequences in Ukraine, with ongoing massive strikes on civilian populations and infrastructure, and the situation of Ukrainian children deported and transferred to Russia, a situation that the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has thoroughly documented and, for the first time, characterized as war crimes and crimes against humanity
These include extrajudicial killings, bombings and attacks on civilian infrastructure, deportation of minors, torture, sexual violence, and enforced disappearances.67.2 of prosecutors 64 were interviewed provide procedural guidance in more than 100 war crimes cases simultaneously, the same figure given by Slobodianiuk
Ukrainian combatants are suffering, too Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) are often kept in inhumane environments and subjected to torture, which is a human rights violation according to Article 5 of the UDHR
Since the war began, Russia has destroyed over 800 sports areas and killed more than 650 Ukrainian coaches and athletes
Civilian infrastructure, hospitals, and civilian areas are often subject to attacks from Russia. 2025 was the most dangerous year of the war so far for Ukrainian civilians
On November 18, the Wisconsin State Senate unanimously passed Joint Resolution 103, condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia
Among the suspects are 30 prisoners of war
The easiest cases to investigate are those in which Ukrainian investigators have access to the suspects that is, cases involving crimes committed by Russian prisoners of war, notes Kostiantyn Zadoya, a professor in the Department of Political and Criminal Law at Taras Shevchenko National University and a specialist at the Center for Civil Liberties (CLC) of Ukraine, which published the study prepared by the Ukrainian Union for Human Rights in Helsinki
The CLC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for its work on human rights
This court, based in The Hague, Netherlands, issued an arrest warrant against the Russian president in March 2023 for war crimes related to his alleged involvement in the deportation of children