In the Kherson region, more than 12,000 crimes committed by the Russian Federation were documented in 2026

In the Kherson region, more than 12,000 crimes against peace and human security were documented in the first nine months of 2026. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the total number has exceeded 51,000. As a result of the armed aggression, 2,448 civilians have been killed in the region, including 47 children.

This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

In the first nine months of 2026, 48 individuals were notified of their status as suspects in crimes under Articles 437 and 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Indictments against 52 people were sent to court, and another 22 individuals were convicted of war crimes and other offenses in this category.

The prosecutor’s office also documented the abduction or disappearance of 2,057 people and preliminarily confirmed the existence of 13 torture chambers —11 in de-occupied territory and two in temporarily occupied territory.

Among the cases referred to court are proceedings against ten Russian military personnel accused of drone attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Kherson, and five Russian commanders implicated, according to the investigation, in the massive shelling of the region in 2023. At that time, 117 civilians were killed, and another 281 people were wounded.

One Russian servicemember was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven people, including a minor girl, in the village of Pravdyne in April 2022.

Андрій Колісніченко