This analytical report has been prepared as part of the project “Enhancing Ukrainian society’s Understanding of Methods to Pressure the Russian Regime into Complying with International Humanitarian Law,” implemented by the Expert Group “Sova” with grant support from the Center for Civil Liberties.

Our analytical report represents only the first stage of a broader effort to identify strategies and methods of unlawful persecution of Ukrainian citizens in the Russian Federation. The focus of this report is to substantiate the illegality of Russian authorities’ persecution of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians from the perspective of international law, identify methods of fabricating criminal cases, and develop protective strategies for victims of such fabrications. All aspects of this issue require detailed analysis.

The report has undergone external peer review and has been refined based on the extremely valuable feedback from the reviewers. For security reasons, information about the reviewers is not disclosed.

Full text of the analysis at the link.