Create an archive of the most documented war in the world. This idea from the beginning of a full-scale invasion is implemented by NGO “Dokudeiz” and Infoscope. The goal is to create a database of systematic digital evidence of Russian war crimes and generally preserve testimony related to the war from eyewitnesses. The founders of the Ukraine War Archive platform are convinced that the facts collected from the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in the form of various digital materials will contribute to justice and the achievement of justice in the future.
“This is still our future. This is our story. There has not been such a documented war in the past and perhaps this is what will help us in the future to show our true story. Thanks to such a document, we will be able to avoid various significant manipulations,” explains the interviewer of the War Archive, photographer Sergey Ilyashenko. According to him, history is always twisted, interpreted by different resources in the way that it benefits them.
He stressed that Ukraine War Archive is a non-profit organization. All copyrights to the content that enters the Archive remain with the person who submits the materials. The War Archive does not buy the rights to the materials. However, a cooperation agreement is signed between both parties. The archive is secure and is not public.
“The primary idea is to take information from the original source, that is, from people who participated in certain events, became victims or witnesses of some crimes, etc. It is the accumulation of information from primary sources, from people who were at a certain time and in a certain place. It is also all analyzed. For example, you can take information from various unrelated sources and then it will be possible to better see the overall picture of the situation. There are no mounted parts. This is done in order for it to be a document that has legal force,” Serhiy emphasizes.
For the most part, they document materials from people who were in occupation, who had some direct contacts with representatives of the Russian Federation or the so-called “LPR” and “DPR” on the territory of Ukraine, who were in captivity, etc.
The War Archive is a non-public resource. It can be accessed after a certain verification and authorization. The information is protected by three levels of access to materials that exist in multiple copies. The team of the Archive employs 50 permanent specialists and specialists, as well as volunteers and volunteers.
Currently, registered users include the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, as well as media that conduct investigations and prepare reports from the de-occupied territories. In particular, the project team actively participates in European forums and events to attract more international organizations for cooperation.
The founders of the War Archive call on Ukrainian documentary photographers to join the replenishment of the databases of evidence of crimes committed by Russians on the territory of Ukraine. You can send materials or contact the project team at site.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
Create an archive of the most documented war in the world. This idea from the beginning of a full-scale invasion is implemented by NGO “Dokudeiz” and Infoscope. The goal is to create a database of systematic digital evidence of Russian war crimes and generally preserve testimony related to the war from eyewitnesses. The founders of the Ukraine War Archive platform are convinced that the facts collected from the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in the form of various digital materials will contribute to justice and the achievement of justice in the future.
“This is still our future. This is our story. There has not been such a documented war in the past and perhaps this is what will help us in the future to show our true story. Thanks to such a document, we will be able to avoid various significant manipulations,” explains the interviewer of the War Archive, photographer Sergey Ilyashenko. According to him, history is always twisted, interpreted by different resources in the way that it benefits them.
He stressed that Ukraine War Archive is a non-profit organization. All copyrights to the content that enters the Archive remain with the person who submits the materials. The War Archive does not buy the rights to the materials. However, a cooperation agreement is signed between both parties. The archive is secure and is not public.
“The primary idea is to take information from the original source, that is, from people who participated in certain events, became victims or witnesses of some crimes, etc. It is the accumulation of information from primary sources, from people who were at a certain time and in a certain place. It is also all analyzed. For example, you can take information from various unrelated sources and then it will be possible to better see the overall picture of the situation. There are no mounted parts. This is done in order for it to be a document that has legal force,” Serhiy emphasizes.
For the most part, they document materials from people who were in occupation, who had some direct contacts with representatives of the Russian Federation or the so-called “LPR” and “DPR” on the territory of Ukraine, who were in captivity, etc.
The War Archive is a non-public resource. It can be accessed after a certain verification and authorization. The information is protected by three levels of access to materials that exist in multiple copies. The team of the Archive employs 50 permanent specialists and specialists, as well as volunteers and volunteers.
Currently, registered users include the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, as well as media that conduct investigations and prepare reports from the de-occupied territories. In particular, the project team actively participates in European forums and events to attract more international organizations for cooperation.
The founders of the War Archive call on Ukrainian documentary photographers to join the replenishment of the databases of evidence of crimes committed by Russians on the territory of Ukraine. You can send materials or contact the project team at site.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
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