On February 20, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM, the Media Center “Ukraine – Ukrinform” (8/16 Khmelnytskoho St., Kyiv) will host a discussion panel “MAIDAN” as part of the media marathon “10 years of Russian Aggression in Ukraine. The Path to Justice”.
The Revolution of Dignity was a precursor to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian society thus reacted, in particular, to Moscow’s attempts to influence Ukrainian foreign policy vector and stop its European integration movement.
The question of Russian influence on the actions of the Ukrainian security forces during the killing of protesters on the Maidan remains a matter of debate. As well, the search for justice for the families of the deceased and injured during Euromaidan is still ongoing.
What was the “Russian factor” in the events of the Revolution of Dignity? What is happening now with the “Maidan cases”. How many criminals have been brought to justice? Will the perpetrators be punished, and will the tangle of patterns of this crime be fully unraveled?
Participants of the first panel, “Maidan,” will discuss these issues—and more—as the media marathon “10 Years of Russian Aggression in Ukraine: The Path to Justice” begins. The event will be available to watch online in Ukrainian and English languages.
Speakers:
- Olena Storozhuk, lawyer of the victims in the case of the shootings of Euromaidan participants, representative of the Lawyers’ Advisory Group;
- Yurii Aksenin, son of Vasyl Aksenin, killed on Maidan (online);
- Oleksii Donskyi, Head of the Department for Maidan Affairs of the Office of the Prosecutor General;
- Nataliia Boikiv, Deputy Director General of the National Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes – Museum of the Revolution of Dignity, widow of the Heavenly Hundred Hero Volodymyr Boikiv.
Moderator: Stas Kozliuk, reporter, photographer.
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Organizer of the media marathon: “Ukraine. 5 AM” Coalition.
The event will be held within the framework of the project “United on the path to justice: documenting serious international crimes during the Russian armed aggression in Ukraine” implemented by the Regional Center for Human Rights with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: “Ukraine. 5 AM” Coalition was launched on February 25, 2022, the day after Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today, the Coalition brings together 38 non-governmental organizations and four individual experts. They have joined forces to systematically document war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. The Coalition is also involved in protecting the victims of the Russian-Ukrainian war in existing national and international justice mechanisms. All of this is aimed at achieving justice by holding the top leadership of the Russian Federation accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.