Archive of Testimonies

Every entry in the archive is based on witness testimonies collected by The Reckoning Project’s journalists and researchers.
Witnesses are individuals who were either victims or observers of an alleged crime.
Entries contain a brief description of, and basic information about, incidents.

Featured Incidents

Below is a selection of incidents that include a variety of relevant media materials from The Reckoning Project and other vetted media outlets.

2. Three teenagers shot by tank. Mokhnatyn (Chernihiv)
13. Shelling of train station. Kramatorsk (Donetsk)
47. Forced relocation and illegal adoption of Ukrainian children. Mariupol (Donetsk)
55. Shelling of shopping mall. Kremenchuk (Poltava)
74. Mass captivity in school basement. Yahidne (Chernihiv)
113. Occupation of local hospital. Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)

189. Repeated detention, interrogation, and torture of village leader. Stanislav (Kherson)
90. Torture of detained civilian. Kherson (Kherson)
91. Torture of abducted teacher. Kherson (Kherson)
92. Rocket attack on civilian building. Vyshhorod (Kyiv)
93. Detention of abducted civilian. Shevchenkove (Kharkiv)
94. Detention of abducted civilian. Shevchenkove (Kharkiv)
95. Obstruction of evacuation and forced deportation. Mariupol (Donetsk)
96. Destruction of residential building. Mariupol (Donetsk)
196. Long-term detention of civilian. Yalta (Donetsk)
97. Torture of detained civilian. Kherson (Kherson)
98. Forced relocation of children to Russia. Vil’khuvatka (Kharkiv)
199. Missile strike on residential complex. Lviv (Lviv)
100. Bombardment of city and detention of civilian. Izium (Kharkiv)
101. Detention, deprivation of medical care. Izium (Kharkiv)
102. Shelling of medical infrastructure. Sievierodonetsk (Luhansk)
104. Detention, interrogation, torture. Kherson (Kherson)
105. Shelling, torture, detention. Mariupol (Donetsk)
106. Detainment, torture, beating. Izium (Kharkiv)
108. Forced deportation. Mariupol (Donetsk)
109. Detention, torture, beating. Izium (Kharkiv)
110. Priest expelled from his home city for refusing to cooperate. Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia)
111. Shelling of civilian car. Myla (Kyiv)
112. Occupation of local hospital. Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
113. Occupation of local hospital. Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
115. Abduction, torture. Vysokopillia (Kherson)
117. Occupation of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Enerhodar (Zaporizhzhia)
122. People detained at anti-occupation protests. Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia)
123. Shooting of a civilian car. Rubizhne (Luhansk)
124. Occupation of local hospital. Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
152. Detention, interrogation, beating. Balakliya (Kharkiv)
210. Long-term detention of civilian, transfer to Russian Federation. Mylove (Kherson)
201. Detention and interrogation of educator, pressure to cooperate. Urozhaine (Kherson)
212. Detention and interrogation of teacher. Berdyans’k (Zaporizhzhia)
203. Obstruction of civilian evacuation. Vasylivka (Zaporizhzhia)
204. Multiple detentions, interrogation, and beating of community leader. Kremenivka (Donetsk)
216. Missile attacks on residential complex and hotel. Pokrovsk (Donetsk)
207. Obstruction of civilian evacuation from flood zone. Hola Prystan (Kherson)
208. Eviction, obstruction of civilian evacuation from flood zone. Hola Prystan (Kherson)
218. Detention, beating, torture of civilian. Snihurivka (Mykolaiv)
209. Multiple detentions, interrogations, and beating of community leader. Mylove (Kherson)
220. Detention and fatal torture of civilians. Lyubymivka (Kherson)
221. Interrogation and severe beating of civilian. Pavlivka (Mykolaiv)
224. Long-term detention of military doctor, witness to torture and sexual violence. Chelburda (Kherson)
225. Detention and interrogation of pastor. Snihurvika (Mykolaiv)
226. Detention, interrogation, beating of civilian. Shevchenkivka (Kherson)
227. Detention and abuse of civilians. Nove (Zaporizhia)
230. Missile attack on theater. Chernihiv (Chernihiv)
234. Detention and torture of community leader. Khreshchenivka (Kherson)
236. Environmental crimes, shelling of civilian homes. Zymivnyk (Kherson)
242. Detention and torture of civilian. Afanasiyivka (Mykolayiv)
243. Detention and torture of civilian. Vasylivka (Mykolayiv)
244. Detention and torture of civilians, sexual violence. Kherson (Kherson)
246. Detention and torture of civilian, denial of medical care. Verbove (Zaporizhzhia)
248. Detention and interrogation of female civilian. Yevhenivka (Mykolayiv)
249. Detention and torture of civilian. Vasylivka (Mykolayiv)
250. Deadly missile strike on busy restaurant. Kramatorsk (Donetsk)
251. Detention and interrogation of influential civilian, pressure to collaborate. Oleshky (Kherson)
254. Deportation of inmate to prison in Russian Federation. Stara Zburyivka (Kherson)
257. Detention, interrogation, and severe beating of civilian. Yevhenivka (Mykolayiv)
256. Detention and beating of civilian attempting to evacuate. Pavlivka (Mykolaiv)
261. Detention, beating, and torture of civilian. Kherson (Kherson)
266. Detention, torture, and death of civilian. Balakliya (Kharkiv)
268. Detention and interrogation of civilian. Ivano-Kepyne (Mykolaiv)
269. Airstrike on apartment building. Izium (Kharkiv)
271. Detention, interrogation, and beating of civilians. Hrakove (Kharkiv)
273. Long-term detention, interrogation, and torture of partisan leader. Kherson (Kherson)
274. Detention, interrogation, and torture of farmer. Bukharivka (Kherson)
276. Detention and interrogation of medically unwell civilian. Pavlivka (Mykolaiv)
278. Detention, interrogation, and abuse of community leader, shelling of village. Kachkarivka (Kherson)
280. Occupation of village and oppression of residents. Stepne (Kherson)
282. Detention, interrogation, and beating of civilian in POW camp in Russia. Hostomel (Kyiv)
284. Forced disappearance of civilian and looting. Hrakove (Kharkiv)
288. Missile strikes on residential areas. Kharkiv (Kharkiv)
290. Attempts to coerce police officer to collaborate with Russian forces. Ivankiv (Kyiv)
295. Persecution of Protestant pastor and closing of church. Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia)
299. Missile attack on firehouse. Kharkiv (Kharkiv)
241. Detention and torture of community leader. Chervony Mayak (Kherson)
255. Looting, detention, interrogation, and beating of civilians. Kherson (Kherson)
297. Detention, interrogation, beating, and robbery of civilian. Enerhodar (Zaporizhzhia)
300. Occupation and destruction of village. Kozatske (Kherson)
211. Abduction and killing of civilian. Myrolyubivka (Kherson)
262. Detention and torture of Muslim cleric. Henichesk (Kherson)