"The Book of Memory" is a collection of stories of witnesses and victims of Russian war crimes that occurred in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion, starting from February 24th, 2022: deportations of Ukrainians, killing of civilians, detention and torture of prisoners and military servicemen, discovery of mass graves in regions that were liberated from Russian occupation, kidnappings, shelling of buildings and infrastructure, Russian massive missile strikes, etc.
The war stories before you provide a detailed overview of cases, from contextualisation, documented events, evidence to their processing. These cases show complexity, consistency and prevalence of #RussianWarCrimes, crimes against humanity and human rights violations that occurred in Ukraine during #RussiaUkraineWar.
Ukrainians rebelled against the usurpation of power and the change of foreign policy from European integration to the pro-Russian course.
The movement of Russian military units in Crimea and near the Kerch Strait.
On that day, a mass rally was held in Simferopol. It was organised by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People.
In Crimea, a so-called "referendum" was held, which allegedly legalised the annexation of the peninsula to Russia.
Early April to September 19th, 2014: the first period of the armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
On September 5th, 2014, Ukraine agreed to sign the Minsk trilateral agreement (the so-called Minsk Protocol or the First Minsk Agreement) by the participants of the Trilateral Contact Groups.
The leaders of the pseudo-republics in the Donbas announced a general mobilisation and ordered women and children to evacuate to Russia.
Vladimir Putin signed a document recognising the independence of the DPR and LPR. This meant ignoring international agreements.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved the use of the Russian Armed Forces outside the Russian Federation.
Russia invaded Ukraine, attacking with missiles and troops crossing borders. Putin said that Russia seeks to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine.
Anzhela Slobodian was held in Russian captivity for her work as a journalist in occupied Kherson. After the liberation she speaks out.
31.01.2024During its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has forcibly removed thousands of Ukrainian children to its territory or to temporarily-occupied lands. In this article, we will tell you who is helping to bring these children back and how they have been able to do so.
29.01.2024Ukrainian communities in New Zealand and South Africa provided bright examples of advocacy to help their compatriots.
06.12.2023Russians are ravaging Ukraine's environment. Nature hasn’t seen a negative impact on this scale since the Second World War.
24.11.2023
