Helsinki Commission Hearing to Highlight Life in Ukraine's Newly Occupied Territories

WASHINGTON—The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today announced the following hearing:

BEHIND ENEMY LINES Life in Ukraine's Newly Occupied Territories

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 2:30 p.m. Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 562

Watch live: www.youtube.com/HelsinkiCommission

As Russia's genocidal war against Ukraine continues, Ukrainians in occupied territories are demonstrating courageous resistance in the face of atrocities, deprivation, and forced displacement, the scope and scale of which has shocked the world. This hearing will examine the human toll the war is taking on the people of Ukraine. It also will underscore the importance of continued assistance from Ukraine's partners to help it win the war, restore its territorial integrity, rebuild its shattered infrastructure, and bring Russian war criminals to justice. The following witnesses are scheduled to participate: Panel One:

• Michael Carpenter, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the United States to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Panel Two:

• Oleksiy Goncharenko, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; Vice President of the Committee on Migration and Refugees, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• Olga Aivazovska, Head of the Board Civil Network OPORA; Co-Founder, International Center for Ukrainian Victory