This list is non-exhaustive, and cases involving the most serious crimes often concern a combination of different violations.
Unlawful Detention of Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna
General Description of the Case Viktoriia Roshchyna was a Ukrainian journalist who went missing in August 2023 while carrying out journalistic work in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In April 2024, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation confirmed her detention. However, the Russian side did not provide information about the date or […]
Captivity in Ilovaisk – Ponomarenko and Others v. Ukraine and Russia
General Description of the Case The applicants are servicemembers of the 3rd Reserve Volunteer Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine “Donbas”. In August 2014, during the battle for the city of Ilovaisk, Donetsk region, the unit, together with other Ukrainian volunteer battalions and Ukrainian Armed Forces units, was surrounded by regular Russian armed forces. […]
National Guard of Ukraine soldiers detained on the grounds of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant by armed groups of the Russian Federation
General Description of the Case On February 24, 2022, during the full-scale invasion, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation established control over the territory of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. At the time of the seizure, the facility was occupied by both civilian employees responsible for its operation and soldiers of the National Guard […]
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The detained OSCE staff members — Dmytro Shabanov and Maksym Petrov
General Description of the Case In 2022, three OSCE SMM staff members — Ukrainian citizens Dmytro Shabanov, Maksym Petrov, and Vadym Golda — were detained in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and subsequently convicted of “treason” and “espionage.” ULAG represents the interests of Dmytro’s and Maksym’s families. On September 19, […]
