Oleh Tsumbek
Mariupol Paper
By Oleh Tsumbek
What the Satellites Miss: Remote Sensing, Testimony, and the Prosecution of the Siege of Mariupol
Mariupol is one of the most thoroughly documented atrocities in the history of international criminal law, and most of that documentation was produced from orbit. This article argues that satellite-based evidence, even at its most rigorous, cannot carry the prosecutions Mariupol will eventually require.
About
I grew up in Mariupol, Ukraine, and that experience shapes how I study war, accountability, and public policy. At the University of Pittsburgh, I study Political Science and Economics on a pre-law track, with a focus on international law, diplomacy, and conflict analysis.
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