The NGO “Association of the Relatives of Kremlin’s Political Prisoners” presents its latest monthly analytical report on documenting war crimes committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine.

In June 2025, our documenters identified 17 new cases of unlawful deprivation of liberty — mostly civilian men who were held incommunicado, subjected to torture, or whose whereabouts remain completely unknown.

The report includes testimonies from relatives, released former detainees, and people still searching for their missing loved ones. These cases cover the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Kherson, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy regions and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Among the documented stories are cases of torture, humiliation, forced transfers of civilians to Russian penal colonies, denial of medical assistance — and the tragic consequences of prolonged detention. One witness, for example, describes being beaten, tortured with electricity, and held in solitary confinement after the occupation of Kherson. In another case, a man who had been returned from Russian captivity died months later from the effects of torture.

The report also highlights the key types of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation, as defined by the Rome Statute, which our organization has documented: deliberate shelling of civilian infrastructure, enforced disappearances, unlawful detentions, torture, and inhumane conditions of imprisonment.

We have now documented over 370 cases of unlawful deprivation of liberty since 2022 — and this is only the tip of the iceberg.

We continue to collect testimonies, support families, and advocate for the creation of an international mechanism to secure the release of civilian hostages.

📄 Download the analytical report for June 2025.

📬 If you or your loved ones have been affected by such crimes — please write to us:
info@relativespp.org

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