31 January 2025
Articles
11 years of oppression and repression: how human rights in occupied Crimea are approaching zero
Read about the events, figures and trends in the field of human rights in the temporarily occupied territory in the overview material dedicated to the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of Crimea
“In Ukraine, wherever we are – we are at home”: the story of a Roma couple from Zaporizhzhia who help others overcome the challenges of war and discrimination
Read the interview to find out how Roma find the strength to live on in the difficult realities of war, why it is important to break down the walls of discrimination that divide society, and how the Roma community, despite all the difficulties, helps Ukraine recover and become stronger.
Columns
“The number is not answering, but I can hear you”: A letter to a peer in occupation from a 10th grade student
ZMINA publishes a letter from a competition participant, 10th-grade student of Lozova Lyceum No. 1 in the Kharkiv region Sofia Bazai, who took third place
Justice cannot be subject to political pressure
ZMINA publishes a statement of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane following the issuance of US Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court
News
The European Alliance of News Agencies condemns the murder of Ukrinform journalist Tatiana Kulyk
The alliance noted that Tatiana's colleagues at Ukrinform consider her dedication to journalism and her desire to highlight the resilience and heroism of Ukrainians invaluable
There will be no lasting peace without liberation of Crimea – Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov
The Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov stated that any proposals for Ukraine to cede its territories must be rejected. He stressed that without the liberation of Crimea, there can be no lasting peace that will ensure freedom and security for all Ukrainian citizens
Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast kills two civilians and injures others
Firefighters discovered a body during operations at a two-story house in the Bucha district
As Russia’s war against the Ukrainian people enters fourth year, one third of population in frontline regions faces food insecurity – WFP
According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), millions of people are resorting to desperate measures, including sacrificing their own meals so their children can eat and going into debt to purchase food supplies
Those who guarantee Ukraine’s security will be the ones to rebuild country – Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President stated that the People's Republic of China could participate in peace negotiations
Russians launch largest drone attack on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, striking 13 regions with 267 UAVs
The Russians also launched three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea
Ukrainian civil society organisations explain why Ukraine can’t hold elections during martial law
The NGOs reminded the readers that it is Russia’s unprovoked act of aggression against a sovereign state which makes holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine impossible
Russian drone strikes clinic in Kherson, injuring eight medical workers
Currently, prosecutors and investigators continue to document war crimes committed by Russian forces
Russians kill 80-year-old civilian man during shelling of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Fedorov reiterated that the Russians had shelled Orikhiv the evening before. Houses caught fire as a result of the Russian strikes
Moscow weaponizes terror laws against civilians in occupied Crimea – CrimeaSOS
Russian authorities began using the international terrorism article after February 24, 2022. This provision, introduced through the "Yarovaya anti-terrorist package" in 2016, serves as a tool to target pro-Ukrainian activists in newly occupied territories
Russians kill one civilian and injure another in airstrike on Shevchenko, Donetsk Oblast
Emergency workers have retrieved the body of the deceased from under the rubble
Russians hit protective structure at Chornobyl nuclear power plant – Zelenskyy
The Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy also says that Russia is continuing to expand its army and "shows no change in its deranged, anti-human state rhetoric"
Russians kill a civilian with ballistic missiles in Kyiv, child among injured
Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported that Russians killed a person in the Obolonskyy district of the capital and injured four others, including a nine-year-old child, with a ballistic missile at dawn on February 12, 2025
Russians drop aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast and kill two people
The Russian attack killed a 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman. An agricultural company, several vehicles and a building were also damaged
ECHR reaffirms in ‘Novaya Gazeta and 161 Others v. Russia’ case: Sentences from Illegally сreated by Russia ‘сourts’ are unlawful
Russia has utilised these laws as a means of punishing real or perceived dissent against individuals who reside within the territories under its control, including the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula
HRDs in war conflict: Ukrainian human rights activists in Great Britain reminded the world about the Crimean political prisoners
The event brought together more than 50 human rights defenders, lawyers and activists from all over the world
Russians attack village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with 10 guided aerial bombs, killing a man
Russians killed a 29-year-old man
Russia must not profit from seized Ukrainian resources – Zelenskyy
The Ukrainian president stated that it is fair to talk about helping to de-occupy territories because a simple ceasefire will only allow Russians to develop the captured resources
Almost 60% of Ukrainian media face crisis as US support suspended – IMI survey
The immediate effects of the funding suspension have already manifested, with 7.5% of outlets reducing staff, 9.5% facing office space issues, 11% cutting content production, and 10.5% implementing salary reductions or transitioning to part-time work
Russian troops attack Izium with ballistic missile, killing six and injuring 56 people
Early reports indicate that the Iskander-M ballistic missile that hit the centre of Izium on February 4 was launched from a military training ground in Russia's Rostov Oblast
Illegal mobilisation sparks 574 criminal cases in occupied Crimea – Crimean Human Rights Group’s report
The Crimean human rights organisation hilighted that the Kremlin and occupation authorities in Crimea keep using targeted and prosecutorial methods to conscript the local population
Russians kill one person and injure another in attack on Pokrovsk, Donetsk region
According to Filashkin, Russians killed a 55-year-old man and injured a 63-year-old man. The wounded man was taken to hospital
Russians strike nursing home in Sudzha, trapping 95 its own citizens under rubble – Ukrainian military commandant’s office
The Ukrainian army said at least four people were killed. More than 80 people are reported to have been rescued from the building
Sanctions circumvention equals war participation – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy: Violation of sanctions must be treated as complicity in war
Russian attack on residential building in Poltava kills 14 civilians including three children and injures 20 others (updated)
The attack caused the destruction of the entrance from the ground floor to the fourth floor, resulting in a fire. Neighbouring buildings and 12 cars were also damaged
