This analytical review for April 2026 examines 16 testimonies concerning unlawful deprivation of liberty, enforced disappearance, torture, unlawful transfer, filtration, deportation and politically motivated persecution. The documented cases show recurring patterns of detention without legal grounds, concealment of whereabouts, violence, coercion, threats against relatives and prosecution by Russian or occupation structures. The findings bear indications of war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity.

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Digest of activities of the NGO "Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin" regarding the documentation of war crimes by the Russian Federation against the civilian population in Ukraine in September 2024
October 15, 2024

Our documentation of war crimes by the Russian Federation against the civilian population in Ukraine in September 2024

Since 2022, we have interviewed 362 witnesses of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and crimes against the civilian population, including the shelling of civilian infrastructure, appropriation of private property by occupiers, and illegal deprivation of liberty. As of the end of September 2024, information has been uncovered about 221 civilians who were arbitrarily detained by representatives of the Russian Federation or groups controlled by the aggressor country, of which 17 individuals were identified during the processing of testimonies in September 2024.
Analytical Monitoring Report
March 1, 2024

How and why does the state not comprehensively protect victims of captivity?

Analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation and implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Social and Legal Protection of Persons Deprived of Personal Freedom as a Result of Armed Aggression Against Ukraine, and Their Family Members".