Intent.Insight will analyze war crimes: will Russians be held accountable for their actions?

Ukraine continues to document war crimes committed by the Russian military and officials. In Odesa, experts and journalists will discuss how effective this is and whether it is possible to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Today, on November 26, at 19:00, Intent.Insight will host an airing of the program dedicated to war crimes in Ukraine.

The guests of the studio are Borys Babin, a lawyer and expert of the Association of Crimean Integration, and Yulia Khymerik, an investigative journalist.

They will discuss how the Ukrainian state documents the crimes committed during the full-scale invasion, who is involved in this and how effective these processes are. Special attention will be paid to the prospects of bringing specific Russian officials to justice and the role of investigative journalism in bringing justice.

Viewers will be able to ask questions to the guests during the live broadcast. The broadcast will start at 19:00, you can join the event on Intent's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Do we keep the memory of civilians killed during the war crimes of the Russian Federation in the first, second, third and even fourth year of the full-scale invasion? And how can we make sure that this memory does not disappear, but at the same time does not cause people additional pain?

This summer, Intent journalists conducted a study to show how practices of honoring the dead are being shaped in southern Ukraine. The first material is dedicated to Odesa. After analyzing the database of citizens' requests to organize events to create places of remembrance, it became known that the Odesa City Council (OCC) has not recorded a single such request.

At the same time, there are objects in the city that honor civilian victims. The Department of Internal Policy of the City Council reported that an alley of sakura trees was created near the Odesa Regional Military Administration building as a symbol of memory of children killed during the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The most tragic case of children's deaths in Odesa occurred on March 2, 2024. Enemy drones struck the Peresypskyi district, partially destroying a nine-story building. The attack killed 12 people, including five children. Residents who survived and relatives of the victims created a spontaneous memorial near the building, bringing children's toys, flowers and candles.

Анна Літман