News
Yesterday
On February 1, Russians killed 17 civilians in Ukraine
01 February 2026Russians kills at least 15 mine workers, injures seven with drones near service bus in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (updated)
Russia strikes maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia, injures six civilians
30 January 2026Ukraine establishes working group to reform legal profession to align with EU standards
29 January 2026Ukraine repatriates 1,000 bodies claimed by Russia to be fallen Ukrainian defenders
Two Filipino men rescued from trafficking operation promising jobs in Russia
28 January 2026Russian attacks kill at least 15 civilians across Ukraine in one day
Russians killed a couple who were trying to evacuate from Sumy Oblast
Russian overnight attacks kill 3, injure 24 across multiple Ukrainian regions
27 January 2026Six dead after Russian drones hit passenger train with 155 aboard (updated)
Russian strike on Odesa kills three, injures 25 including six children
Russian shelling kills 3, injures 20 across Ukraine on January 25; 6 children among wounded
In the Kherson region, postal workers were rescued from under Russian shelling
24 January 2026Russian forces attack Kyiv and Kharkiv overnight: there are casualties and destruction
23 January 2026Russia strikes Kyiv and a number of regions: there are fatalities and injuries among civilians, along with widespread destruction
18 January 2026
Elina Sulima
16 January
The prison guards of “Izolyatsia” replicated torture methods shown in the American film The Mauritanian: the account of Daniil Bulhakov about his three years in the “DPR” prisons
Daryna Dovhopiata
27 December
Government agencies have appointed officials responsible for the temporarily occupied territories: human rights advocate explains what this will change
Olha Madzhumdar
10 December
What the EU Shadow Report is and how independent experts assessed Ukraine’s progress over the past year
Artem Hirieiev
27 November
Ranking illegitimate “judges” in Crimea who illegally force the local population to serve in the Russian army
Marharyta Kravchenko
11 November
Systemic pressure on the anti-corruption ecosystem: challenges facing NABU, activists, and the media in 2025
Liudmyla Tiagnyriadno
29 October
A life in defence of dignity: Oleksandr Hatiiatullin’s legacy, devoted to human rights
Oleksandra Yefymenko
06 October
You sit like a potted plant: you may be watered, or you may not, and then you will wither – journalist Dmytro Khyliuk. A story of captivity and freedom
29 September
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