💔 A morning of horror in Kyiv. 8 people were killed and more than 70 were injured. The strike destroyed a residential building. Two children are still missing. Phone calls are still being heard from beneath the ruins. Rescue efforts are ongoing 🙏

"Burn marks on her feet from electric shocks, abrasions on the hips and head, and a broken rib. Her hair, which she liked to wear long and tinted blonde at the tips, had been shaved." theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

📢 Open event | The struggle for justice in Ukraine 🗓️ 12 May 17:30 BST 📍 Chatham House & online 🔹Charu Lata-Hogg All Survivors Project 🔹Khrystyna Kit, JurFem 🔹Oleksiy Sivak, Alumni 🔹Kateryna Busol Chair: Vitaly Shevchenko In partnership with All Survivors Project chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

Putin is not interested in peace with Ukraine. He is interested in a piece OF Ukraine. A piece of Europe. A piece of the world

Ми знаємо: донати на армію — першочергові. І ми з вами в цьому єдині. Але поруч існує ще одна реальність — болюча і, на жаль, так часто невидима. Це родини наших військових, які переживають надскладні випробування втратою, полоном або зникненням близьких. 1/5

#Russian strikes on #Ukrainian hotels are part of a deliberate pattern, not random acts of war. A joint Truth Hounds and RSF report addresses the topic of attacks on hotels as they have frequently been targeted in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Namely, our research suggests

Reminder | Ukraine's fight for its people Join Ukraine Forum webinar as Vít Rakušan 🇨🇿, Olga Tokariuk 🇺🇦, @ChernyshovUA 🇺🇦 & Elena Višnar Malinovská 🇪🇺 discuss the future of Ukrainian diaspora across Europe. Chair: Judith Gough🌻 🗓️THU 22 May👇 🔗chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

Yesterday, a Russian drone killed this woman in Kyiv region. She covered her 4-year-old son with her body to save him from the brutal Russian attack. This little boy is in the hospital. Putin has increased the number of attacks on peaceful Ukrainian cities in recent months.

The outflow of almost 7 million Ukrainians since Russia's full-scale invasion presents challenges for Ukraine's reconstruction and recovery. 🧵Read on for ways the 🇺🇦 government & its partners can mitigate this loss of human capital, from Olga Tokariuk's Chatham House research.

Daria was repeatedly raped by a Russian soldier during the 2022 occupation near Kyiv. Now she’s breaking her silence to expose the crimes and support other survivors.

International law bars amnesties and has no statute of limitations for international crimes, explains Kateryna Busol. This matters for any Russia-Ukraine peace deal that might try to shield perpetrators. 🔗 Full event recording is available here: chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

Last night, a Russian missile strike damaged St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv — a UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 World Heritage Site and symbol of Ukraine’s statehood. The blast shattered part of the 11th-century apse. #RussiaIsATerroristState #CulturalHeritage #UNESCO

Tonight, Russia damaged a world architectural monument - St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. This temple was built in the 11th century during Kyivan Rus and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Let me remind you that the Moscow state arose much later.

Instead of a million words. Azovstal Defender before and after Russian captivity. 📷: Shaun Pinner

Deeply grateful to Irish Centre for Human Rights & Professor Shane Darcy for an opportunity to contribute to the stunning 25th Summer School on the International Criminal Court with a lecture on reparations.

Yesterday I was reading and writing about Vadym Meller (1884-1962). He was a genius of theatre design, working with Bronislava Nizhynska, Alexandra Exter and Les Kurbas. But I think he is less well-known, even to Ukrainians.

💬 'Ukrainian survivors...feel assaulted both by a direct perpetrator, but also by the wider Russian leadership who have designed this aggression.' Kateryna Busol on bringing justice to those impacted by Russia's crimes in the war on Ukraine. 🤝IBA's Human Rights Institute #Ukraine

💬 "Ukrainian survivors...have both emphasised and also been so increasingly familiar with reparations." Kateryna Busol discusses why reparations can be as important as criminal trials for survivors of Russia's atrocity crimes in Ukraine. #ukraine #ukrainewar

The UN Commission of Inquiry has established that Russia’s use of enforced disappearances and torture is organised, widespread and systematic, thus constituting a crime against humanity. Alec Knight's & my analysis of one of Russia's piercing atrocities. ictj.org/latest-news/in…

💬 "What we have seen since the full-scale invasion is the amplification of the number of these crimes." Kateryna Busol discusses the need for criminal justice and reparations for survivors of Russia's atrocity crimes in Ukraine. #ukraine #ukrainewar