English Articles
Monia. The Dog from Kharkiv.
Under the strawberry moon Russian killer drones attacked the sleeping city. A drone struck an apartment where the she-dog Monia lived. Monia’s owners died in the hospital. […]
Russian War Crimes Documentation
English Articles
Water Hen, Acoustic Ecology and Recovery of Ukraine
The war is causing major disruptions to Ukraine’s ecosystems, particularly water and acoustic ecology, with constant bombing and air defense activity affecting all living beings. […]
English Articles
Recommendations of the VII Kharkiv Security Forum
The forum highlighted a lack of existing methodologies for managing this mass trauma and proposed a multi-faceted approach involving the development of educational campaigns to reduce stigma around psychiatric care, the creation of support groups with professional oversight, and medical research to define acoustic shock conditions and develop diagnostic protocols. […]
English Articles
There have never been so many children with PTSD anywhere. – Dmytro Manhubi.
What prejudices prevent a person from seeking help from a psychiatrist? What is the special experience of Ukraine in terms of the spread of PTSD among the population? […]
English Articles
Noise has a greater negative impact on lifespan than smoking. – Victoria Milyutina.
How does noise affect health and can it shorten life expectancy? […]
English Articles
We have to introduce the concept of nuclear terrorism. – Olena Shafranova.
The international community should recognize nuclear terrorism as a distinct crime. Ukraine, having experienced nuclear threats, is a key example for advocating the introduction of this concept across all platforms. Preventative measures and clear accountability mechanisms for nuclear terrorism must be established. […]
English Articles
We need to engage in enemy studies. – Yulia Laputina.
What challenges did specialists face documenting Russian war crimes before 2022? What changed after the large-scale invasion? […]
English Articles
Military acoustic terror as a novel form of international terrorism. – Igor Rushchenko.
Acoustic military terror: defining characteristics and its multifaceted impact on Ukrainians, encompassing daily routines and health changes. […]
Russian War Crimes Documentation
War crimes monitoring. Impact site assessment.
This monitoring of war crimes has two levels of importance. First level is to gather information about war crimes, document them and later on hand them over to authorities, which in case of T4U is Police of the Czech Republic, for further processing and investigation. Second level is to show to the world or to the people, mainly in Czech Republic the real situation on the ground. […]
Editorial
Under the Nuclear Shadow. Documentary film.
In the northern part of Kharkiv city, 22 kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border, lies the verdant campus of Piatyhatky. Since 2022, this region housing nuclear facilities has been subjected to consistent Russian bombardment.
Amidst this ongoing threat of nuclear catastrophe, how do the residents endure? How do they perceive their future?
What prospects do scientists have in such an environment? How does warfare impact the natural world? What activities do children engage in? And what source of strength allows individuals to persevere? […]
War
The first act of nuclear terror in the history of humankind happened in the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
I think there is a possibility of radioactive contamination by further destruction of the nuclear facility by structural fatigue as a result of previous damage. And due to the proximity to the Russian border, shelling and bombing of the nuclear facility can be renewed. […]
English Articles
Acoustic Terror as a Feature of the Russian-Ukrainian War. Executive summary
Our research revealed the impact of acoustic terror, which can affect the entire population of the city that is under permanent fire from Russia. Local authorities estimate that at the time of the research at least 1,200,000 people lived in the city. […]
English News
Adam Sybera. My experience collecting evidence of war crimes in Ukraine @ TEDxYouth@ISPrague
A volunteer war crimes investigator shares his insights from his work in monitoring and documenting crimes against humanity and acts of genocide, and Russian war crimes in particular to this talk Adam Sybera, a Czech citizen, is a 2011 graduate of the International School of Prague. […]
English Articles
Acoustic Terror in the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Sociological Dimension.
The report is based on the results of a sociological study conducted in Kharkiv in December 2023 – March 2024. This study investigates the effects of acoustic violence perpetrated by the Russian Federation against Ukrainian civilians during the terrorist war and the systematic bombing of the city using various types of munitions. […]
Editorial
Checkpoint Little Rohan. Documentary film.
“Checkpoint Little Rohan” documentary follows the activities of three boys ages 9, 10 and 11 years in the village of Mala (Little) Rohan of the Kharkiv region in Ukraine during August-September 2022. The kids survived the occupation of their village by the Russian Army for one month in February-March 2022. […]