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German court sentences killers of Ukrainian basketball players to 8.5-10 years

A court in the German city of Essen on Dec. 2 sentenced four teenagers to between eight and a half to 10 years in a youth detention center for the murder of two Ukrainian basketball players earlier this year, German media reported. Volodymyr Yermakov, 17, and Artem Kozachenko, 18, were attacked with knives in Oberhausen […]

Ukraine

December 3, 2024

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Moscow court sentences Ukrainian-born film producer to 8 and a half years in absentia for reporting on Russian war crimes

Moscow's Basmanny district court sentenced Ukrainian film producer Alexander Rodnyansky, on Oct. 21, to 8 and a half years in absentia for "spreading fake information" about the Russian Army. Rodnyansky worked in Russia for decades, and fled after Russia’s full-scale invasion started in 2022. The 63-year-old Oscar-nominated producer was accused of reporting on the shelling […]

Ukraine

October 23, 2024

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Russia sentences French national to 3 years in prison over alleged foreign agents violation

A Moscow court sentenced on Oct. 14 French national Laurent Vinatier to three years and three months in prison over allegedly violating Russia's "foreign agents" legislation. Vinatier, who holds a PhD and works for the Swiss Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), was arrested while visiting Russia in June for reportedly failing to register as a […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Russian court sentences 2 soldiers to life in prison for killing entire Ukrainian family

A Russian military court sentenced two soldiers to life in prison for murdering a family of nine in occupied Donetsk Oblast, the Russian state-controlled news outlet Kommersant reported on Nov. 8. The Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported on Oct. 30 that Russian forces in occupied Volnovakha entered a home and murdered nine civilians, including two […]

Ukraine

November 8, 2024

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Russian court sentences 72-year-old US citizen for fighting for Ukraine

A Moscow court sentenced 72-year-old American Stephen James Hubbard to nearly seven years in prison for fighting in Ukraine as "a mercenary," Russian independent media outlet Mediazona reported on Oct. 7. Hubbard reportedly had been living in Ukraine since 2014. After Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, he joined a Ukrainian territorial defense unit in […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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Russian court sentences Crimean resident to 15 years for alleged state treason

A Russian-controlled court in occupied Crimea sentenced a 33-year-old local resident to 15 years in a strict regime colony on charges of state treason, Russia's prosecutor's office reported on Dec. 9. The man was accused of transmitting information about the movement of Russian military equipment and a military facility under construction to Ukraine’s Ministry of […]

Ukraine

December 9, 2024

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Russian occupation court sentences Ukrainian to 11 years for alleged espionage

A Russian-controlled court in occupied Donetsk Oblast sentenced 20-year-old Mikhail Karimov, a resident of Mariupol, to 11 years in a strict regime penal colony, Mariupol City Council reported on Dec. 12. Karimov was accused of allegedly providing Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) with information about Russian troop locations and movements between December 2022 and June 2023. […]

Ukraine

December 12, 2024

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Ukraine sentences Russian Duma chairman Volodin to 15 years in absentia

Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of Russia’s State Duma, has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years by a Ukrainian court, Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) reported on Dec. 12. The investigation identified Volodin as a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a key figure in the lead-up to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On […]

Ukraine

December 12, 2024

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Ukrainian court sentences hackers who carried out over 5,000 cyberattacks for Russia

A Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia two members of the Russian security service-backed (FSB) hacker group "Armageddon" for having carried out more than 5,000 cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 8. Russian hackers have regularly targeted various Ukrainian government institutions as well as businesses with […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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