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Human rights defenders document 26 cases of pressure against journalists and activists in Crimea over the past year – ZMINA
Nearly 700 methods of torture are used against Ukrainian civilian captives and prisoners of war in Russian prisons – Ombudsman’s Office
29 May 2026European conscientious objection group calls for release of imprisoned believers in Ukraine
Russian strikes killed seven civilians in Ukraine on May 26
27 May 2026Zelenskyy sends Donald Trump urgent letter warning of Ukraine’s critical missile defense shortages – the Kyiv Independent
Russians kill five Ukrainians in Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast
24 May 2026A Russian drone attacked a funeral procession in Sumy, killing one person and injuring 14 others
22 May 2026Russian strikes killed six civilians in Ukraine on May 21
Two 17-year-olds have been evacuated from Russian-occupied territories: The girl secretly studied the Ukrainian curriculum, while the boy lived in isolation for more than two years
Russian strikes killed six civilians in Ukraine on May 20 (updated)
21 May 2026
Oleksandra Yefymenko
27 May
“A rainbow in tricolour”: Crimean Polina Kustarova on growing up under the daily influence of propaganda
Daryna Dovhopiata
18 May
“It’s now the occupiers’ military commandant’s office”: Who is moving into Ukrainians’ homes in the temporarily occupied territories?
Oleksandra Yefymenko
30 April
“We don’t know whether she is alive”: Story of Anastasiia Hlukhovska, journalist abducted in Melitopol
29 April
ZMINA reader survey: Share your feedback
Kyle Swain
21 April
Without international law, civilians pay enormous price – UN legal expert Ben Saul
Oleksandra Yefymenko
19 March
“He wanted Henichesk to have its own voice”. The story of Hennadii Osmak, a journalist imprisoned by Russian occupying forces
Oleksandra Yefymenko , Yana Radchenko
10 March
“Hands Off Women’s Rights”: The first Women’s March in Kyiv since the start of the full-scale war
Daryna Dovhopiata , Iryna Dumych , Anna Prokopchuk
27 February
Resistance gone underground: how occupation punishes dissent
Columns
Olena Kondratiuk
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
Vitalii Poberezhnyi
The human safari: How Russia weaponized precision against Ukrainian civilians
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
The lesson of Crimea: Rewarding aggression only invites more war
Mariia Sulialina
Not just Ukraine — Russia is preparing Ukrainian children for future wars elsewhere
Leila Seiitbek
