This Is Not Just Ukraine: The Global Danger of Normalising Russia’s Occupation Crimes By Mykhailo Savva and Oleh Martynenko Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

This Is Not Just Ukraine: The Global Danger of Normalising Russia’s Occupation Crimes By Mykhailo Savva and Oleh Martynenko KYIV, Jun 16 2026 (IPS) - People often discuss Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine in terms of drones, missiles, shifting front lines, and territorial borders. But this war has another dimension — the human one. More than 90,000 Ukrainians are considered missing under special circumstances. These are official data. Some of them are currently held captive by Russia — both prisoners of war and civilians. The latter ended up behind bars when Russian forces occupied the territories where they lived. In March 2026, in an interview with Axios, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the administr... https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/this-is-not-just-ukraine-the-global-danger-of-normalising-russias-occupation-crimes/ © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.