Russian war crimes in Ukraine: The quest for justice

Back to homepage / Shows / Focus Issued on: 23/02/2024 – 15:51 05:40 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion began, around a fifth of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation – a repressive regime where arbitrary detentions, beatings and torture are the norm. Victims and activists want to ensure that such […]

Russian war crimes in Ukraine: The quest for justice

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Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion began, around a fifth of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation – a repressive regime where arbitrary detentions, beatings and torture are the norm. Victims and activists want to ensure that such war crimes don’t go unpunished; Ukrainian courts have already tried some perpetrators, and other cases are ongoing. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg met with one man who, having been a victim, turned investigator himself.

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