Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Stubb on Peace for Ukraine ahead of President Trump’s planned meeting with President Putin. We welcome President Trump’s work to stop the killing in Ukraine, end the Russian Federation’s war of aggression, and achieve…
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Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: the State of Counteraction to Crimes Committed in the Context of Armed Conflict
During the period of Russia’s war against Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 6 August 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement agencies registered 202918 criminal offences related to the Russian aggression, including: As a result of war crimes committed by the Russian occupiers, 15318 civilians died (including 646 children) and 34324 civilians (including 2104 children) were injured….
Intentional Homicide in the Light of Police Statistics
Having approximately the same number of suspects each year, we can point to the fact that 38,3% of perpetrators were detected having committed these gravy crimes in 2021. In contrast, only 5% of perpetrators were identified in 2022, only 2,8 % of perpetrators in 2023, and only 1,9 % of perpetrators in 2024 that indicates…
Russian Troops Launched an Air Strike on the Ukrainian Prison
On 27 July 2025, at night, Russian armed forces fired eight times on the Zaporizhzhia oblast, with FAB bombs. One of the targets was the Bilenkivska Correctional Colony of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. At approximately 23:28, Russian armed forces launched an air strike on the territory of the Bilenkivska correctional colony using four…
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers Meeting on the conclusion of the work of the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
9 May 2025, Lviv, Ukraine We, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and other representatives of the States participating in the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (the Core Group), convened today, 9 May 2025, in Lviv, a city that has played a significant role in…
Illegal Handling of Weapons and Explosive Substances in the Light of Ukrainina Police Statistics
In 2014, Russia started a new war against Ukraine, which turned into a full-scale invasion in 2024. This obviously led to the militarisation of Ukrainian society because of all the weapons from the front lines. It is reasonable to assume that many veterans kept weapons captured or found on the battlefield during the period 2013-2022,…
Creation, Leadership of a Criminal Communities or Criminal Organisations: Police Statistics
Before the full-scale war began, approximately eighty crimes of creating, leading, or participating in a criminal community or criminal organisation were registered each year (Article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Thus, in 2017, 88 such crimes were registered, in 2018 – 84 crimes, in 2019 – 68 crimes, and in 2019 – 92…