Violations of Ukrainian Legislation

Analysis of the actions of the Russian Federation, occupation administrations, and collaborators in the context of aggression against Ukraine (2014–2025) from the perspective of national legislation of Ukraine (Criminal Code of Ukraine, Constitution of Ukraine, and others).

1. Constitutional Rights and Freedoms of Citizens

Violations of the inalienable rights of Ukrainian citizens in the occupied territories, including the right to life, liberty, property, education, and cultural identity (Articles 21–68 of the Constitution of Ukraine).

2. Crimes Against the Foundations of National Security (Section I of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)

Encroachment on sovereignty and territorial integrity, high treason, collaborationism, sabotage, and espionage.

3. Crimes Against Life, Health, Liberty, and Dignity of the Person

Murders, torture, abductions, sexual violence, human trafficking, and other crimes against the civilian population.

4. Crimes Against Property and Labour Rights

Looting, “nationalisation”, forced labour, destruction of property, holding sham referendums.

5. Environmental Crimes

Pollution of land and water, damage to subsoil, destruction of infrastructure.

6. Terrorism and Illegal Armed Formations

Creation and financing of terrorist groups and illegal armed formations, involvement of children.

7. Crimes in the Sphere of Information Technology and Against the Administration of Justice

Cyberattacks, interference with registries, issuance of knowingly unjust decisions by occupation “courts”.

8. Crimes Against Peace, Security of Mankind, and International Legal Order (Section XX of the Criminal Code)

Aggressive war, war crimes, genocide, ecocide, use of prohibited weapons, mercenarism.