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The Russians destroyed the school in Merefa
On March 17, 2022, at around 3:30 a.m., the Russians shelled the city of Merefa, Kharkiv district, with the artillery. That day they hit the local secondary school. […]
Russian War Crimes Documentation
Fracture Exhibition Files
Fracture Exhibition in the European Parliament. The Kharkiv Experience in Brussels
The exhibition was on display in the European Parliament when the European Commission’s proposal for a €50 billion initiative to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction and modernisation from 2024 to 2027 was discussed by members of the committees on Budgets and Foreign Affairs on August 30. […]
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In Izyum, the Russians killed about 50 people in one residential building
From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the city of Izyum suffered from Russian shelling. It was bombed, destroyed by artillery, tanks and mortars. […]
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The Russians destroyed the higher vocational college
On July 30, 2022, the Russians shelled the Slobidskiy district of Kharkiv. Around three o’clock in the morning, the occupiers fired three S-300 missiles at the Kharkiv higher vocational school No. 6. […]
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During the fighting for Kharkiv, the 134th school was destroyed
On February 27, 2022, it became a battlefield with the Russian invaders. The enemy tried to break through the defenses of Kharkiv. […]
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The Russian military heavily damaged the former merchant estate
During the full-scale invasion, the Russians badly damaged the historic center of Kharkiv. On March 14, 2022, a Russian missile hit the building of the Kharkiv dermatological and venereological dispensary on Blagovishchenska Street. […]
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The Russian military destroyed the museum in Verkhniy Saltiv
The historical and archaeological reserve “Verkhniy Saltiv” is one of dozens of Ukrainian museums that suffered during a full-scale invasion. […]
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The Russians shelled the Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarianism
In 2022, during the fighting for Kharkiv, the Russian military shelled the Memorial to the Victims of Totalitarianism in Lisopark. […]
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Matrona Timofijivna, born in Kursk
Матрона Тимофіївна бажає, щоб російські матері та сестри припинили відправляти своїх синів на безглузду війну, тому що їм не потрібно бачити їхню смерть. […]
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Mapping the Russian aggression against Ukraine: Damage to cultural heritage and environment
The results of the detailed mapping will help in the process of preparing for Ukraine’s post-war recovery and reconstruction and will fill the lack of coverage of these two important topics in war crimes research in Ukraine. […]
Russian War Crimes Documentation
Seryozha in Staryi Saltiv
Seryozha poses for a photo in front of an elementary school in the village of Staryi Saltiv in Kharkiv region. The village was captured immediately after the start of the Russian full-scale invasion in February 2022 and was liberated in May 2022. […]
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The Russians destroyed one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe
On March 25, Barabashovo was shelled again. A fire broke out, as a result of which a large part of the market was destroyed. […]
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The Russians destroyed the Saltivka tram depot In Kharkiv.
Kharkiv’s transport system also suffered during the full-scale invasion. In particular, the Russians repeatedly shelled the Saltivka tram depot. […]
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The Russian army destroyed a street with a very symbolic name in Kharkiv
The photos looked very symbolic: a burned-out house, terrible destruction, and at the same time – the inscription in Russian “Druzhby Narodov Street = Friendship of the Nations Street”. […]
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The Russians destroyed a school In Izyum, built in the 19th century
The consequences of the attack were simply catastrophic – after several airstrikes, only ruins remained of the school. […]