Crimean resident who fought on the side of Russia against Ukraine is sentenced to 12 years in prison
The report also states that prosecutors proved that in 2021 the man signed a contract to serve in the Russian armed forces. After the full-scale invasion of Russia, he entered the mainland territory of Ukraine as part of the army of the occupying power.
Repairing roads for the occupiers: businessman from Melitopol was served a notice of suspicion of aiding the aggressor
It is noted that since the beginning of the armed aggression, the entrepreneur, having pro-Russian views, voluntarily agreed to assist the occupation administration in implementing criminal decisions. After the seizure of the Melitopol Asphalt Concrete Plant, he became its head at the suggestion of the enemy and began to actively encourage the company's employees to support the occupiers and cooperate with them.
An employee of the Zaporizhzhia OV filmed the movement of armed forces equipment with his phone - he was suspected
It is known that in September 2013, a former employee of a local enterprise that provides maintenance of military equipment of the Defence Forces, and now an employee of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, secretly filmed the movement of military equipment of the Armed Forces on his phone.
Juvenile prosecutors: 505 children died in Ukraine as a result of Russian armed aggression
More than 1,634 children have been affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. As of the morning of 6 October 2023, according to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 505 children were killed and more than 1129 were injured of varying severity, the Office of the Prosecutor General reports.
Lawyers prepare appeal to International Criminal Court accusing Putin of using hunger as a weapon - The Guardian
The Prosecutor General's Office, together with human rights lawyers, is preparing a war crimes dossier to be submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Russia of deliberately causing famine during the war against Ukraine, Ukrayinska Pravda reports citing The Guardian.
Judge from Luhansk region to be tried for high treason and public calls for violent change of power
A judge from Luhansk region will be tried for high treason and public calls for a violent change of government, the Prosecutor General's Office reports. She is charged with public calls for violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order and seizure of state power, encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, and high treason.
In Kherson region, two local residents are served suspicion notices for participation in organising pseudo-referendum
In Kherson region, two local residents were involved in the organisation of a pseudo-referendum. They have been notified of suspicion, the Prosecutor General's Office reports. Such actions are punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a term of ten to fifteen years and with or without confiscation of property.
The International Court of Justice resumes hearings in Ukraine's case against Russia
On 18 September, the International Court of Justice in The Hague resumed hearings in the case of Ukraine's lawsuit against Russia for violation of the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in connection with Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine. These hearings will last until 27 September.
International Criminal Court opens its office in Kyiv
The International Criminal Court has opened its office in Kyiv. This was reported by Ukrinform. On the occasion of the opening, a joint press conference was held in the capital by Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin and ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan.
The Office of the Prosecutor General is analysing more than 100,000 Russian war crimes against Ukraine to determine whether they constitute "genocide".
This was stated by Yuriy Belousov, Head of the Department for Supervision of Criminal Proceedings in Crimes Committed in the Context of Armed Conflict, Office of the Prosecutor General, during the discussion "Genocide as a Crime. How to punish the perpetrators?"