Andriy Kostin

Dec 11, 2024 | euobserver.com | Andriy Kostin

In Ukraine we have a word — volya — which means both freedom and the will to achieve it. Since the start of the war, Ukraine has suffered devastating assaults on our healthcare and education facilities, energy grids and agricultural land. The destruction has been widespread.

Jul 22, 2024 | ibanet.org | Andriy Kostin

In this article, written exclusively for Global Insight, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General describes Ukraine’s victim-centred approach to criminal justice. Since 24 February 2022, Russia has unleashed a torrent of death and destruction upon Ukrainian cities and citizens. From the onset of Putin’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian authorities have documented 128,498 war-related crimes, including 12,353 cases of unlawful killings of civilians and soldiers seriously injured by Russian forces.

Apr 26, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Andriy Kostin

Russia is waging war against Ukraine with brutality unseen in the civilized world. Since the onset of the full-scale invasion, over 127,000 war crimes have been documented in Ukraine, including torture, murder, sexual violence, forced deportation of children, and attacks on civilian objects—encompassing nearly all violations of the laws and customs of war envisaged by international humanitarian law. Among them are ecocide and war crimes against the environment.

Mar 27, 2024 | lemonde.fr | Andriy Kostin

Débats Guerre en Ukraine Le procureur général d’Ukraine explique, dans une tribune au « Monde », que, si l’on ne parvient pas à contraindre la Russie à rendre des comptes devant la justice internationale, la sécurité de l’Ukraine et de l’Europe restera précaire. Temps de Lecture 4 min. Article réservé aux abonnés Les Ukrainiens sont sur la ligne de front, et pas simplement pour défendre leur patrie contre l’agression russe.

Feb 28, 2024 | ibanet.org | Andriy Kostin

Wednesday 28 February 2024 Image caption: Burnt pages of bible left on steps of Orthodox church in Odessa, destroyed by rocket during Ukraine-Russia war. Aleksandr Lesik/AdobeStock.comIn this article, written exclusively for Global Insight, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General describes the destruction and looting of Ukrainian cultural property by Russian troops, and elaborates on the implications for international law.