Civil society and media losses in three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: report-memorial
The Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has caused numerous casualties among the civilian population, including among its most active segment, civil society. Russia’s attack has been characterized from day one by brutality and disregard for international humanitarian law.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ZMINA has collected data on 114 killed representatives of civil society, including human rights defenders, civil society activists, volunteers and journalists. Information on other persons killed is not published due to the position of relatives, or due to the lack of properly verified data. In total, as of the end of 2024, at least 121 activists, volunteers, human rights defenders and journalists are known to have been killed as a result of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2024.
This report covers cases of killings of civil society representatives as a result of the armed aggression of the RF against Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 1 December 2024. Given that full-scale Russian aggression continues, ZMINA continues to collect data on the deaths of journalists, volunteers, activists, and human rights defenders.
This publication was prepared with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the Human Rights Centre ZMINA and do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union.
ZMINA would like to thank the Institute of Mass Information, which documents the journalist casualties in war, for its assistance in preparing this report, and the Prosecutor General’s Office for its help and cooperation in the preparation of this report, in particular within the framework of the activities of the Working Group on the Protection of Activists and Journalists under the International Council of Experts on Investigating Crimes Committed in the Armed Conflict.
