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Ukrainian Ombudsman reports new POW executions by Russian forces

He sent letters to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross after a video emerged showing the bodies of five Ukrainian soldiers apparently executed after capture by the Russians

Multiple Russian air strikes hit residential buildings in Donetsk towns, death toll rises to 5, 12 wounded

Around 15:00–16:00, the Russians dropped 11 bombs on the town of Kostiantynivka, killing two people and injuring eight. Numerous residential houses and high-rise buildings were damaged

Russians kill four citizens of Syria and inujure two other people

According to Kiper, the ship was loading wheat for export to Algeria at the time of the strike

80% of bodies of Ukrainians returned from Russian prisons show signs of torture – Interior Ministry

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a total of 2,000 investigators are investigating 70,000 criminal cases of missing persons

The report of the Amnesty International Ukraine does not mention Russian prisoners of war, as Ukraine does not violate the Geneva Conventions

While in the camp, Amnesty International representatives witnessed Russian prisoners undergoing medical examinations. The Russians stood in line to receive glasses, lenses and other medical supplies. Every three months, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visit them to record their condition and detention conditions

Ukraine accepts US proposal for 30-day ceasefire if Russia reciprocates

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia said that the US has made an offer, which the Ukrainians have accepted, "to enter into a ceasefire and enter into negotiations to end this conflict in a way that is enduring and sustainable."

Seventy-five percent of CSOs are actively looking for alternative resources to finance their activities – survey

Currently, only 1% of respondents have already received support from new funding sources

Russians kill three and injure six people in attacks on Donetsk region

Eight settlements were targeted: Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Lyman, Mykolaivka, Pokrovsk, Zorya, Ivanopillya, and Poltavka. A total of 92 civilian objects, including 72 residential buildings, were damaged

Russians kill two people and injure another civilian in Russian drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast

Russians killed two people and severely injured another person in a drone strike on the village of Ivashky in the Kharkiv Oblast on  March 9, 2025.

Ukraine death toll reaches 25 as Russia launches multi-region attacks

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said Russia's overnight strikes show the Kremlin has "no interest in peace". Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says: "This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims."

Texty.org.ua once again faced pressure due to a study about Trump supporters who are against aid to Ukraine

Texty.org.ua emphasised that its journalists are an independent editorial office. Researching Russian propaganda and disinformation in Ukraine and abroad is one of our activities. They also pointed out that the Texty.org.ua team has never called for violent actions or tried interfering in other countries' political processes. Instead, it has focused on data analysis and research of information influence algorithms

Russian occupiers plan to export stolen Ukrainian coal through the port of occupied Mariupol

According to experts, the Mariupol seaport is currently an element of military logistics for the invaders and a tool for robbing the occupied territories: Russians are exporting coal, grain, metal and other cargo

Russia launches massive missile, drone attack on Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure

The Air Force's air surveillance troops detected and tracked 261 Russian drones and missiles – 67 missiles and 194 attack UAVs and  decoy drones of various types

The exact number of Ukrainians killed in captivity will be established only after all bodies are returned – UN Special Rapporteur

In her recommendations last year, Katzarova also demanded the immediate release of all Ukrainian prisoners and Russian political prisoners. She pointed out that Russians who spoke out against the war paid for it with imprisonment

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President

Matviichuk considers it abnormal when politicians talk about elections, minerals and concessions, but not about people. In her opinion, the human dimension must be returned to the negotiations. This must be done to stop the war and the loss of life

Russians killed civilian man in attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Fedorov reported that rescuers recovered the body of a 49-year-old man from the rubble, adding that they had completed the rescue operation

United States pauses military aid to Ukraine

The official said that the supply of all American military equipment not currently in Ukraine would be halted, including weapons en route by planes and ships or awaiting transit in Poland

The UN suspends humanitarian aid to some regions of Ukraine due to the reduction of funding from the United States

According to Guterres, cash-based programs, a crucial element of humanitarian assistance for one million people, have been suspended in the affected regions in Ukraine

Russians attacked passenger bus in Kherson with drone, one killed and six injured

Medical personnel transported them to the hospital, where they are now receiving treatment

The US State Department has terminated the USAID initiative for restoring Ukraine’s energy system

The two officials warned that USAID's withdrawal from Ukraine would leave its energy grid vulnerable in the heart of the winter as it endures assaults from further Russian missiles

One civilian woman killed in Russian attack on Beryslav

According to the statement, a 63-year-old woman sustained injuries incompatible with life as a result of the hit on a house

Russians hit Odesa port with ballistic missile, injuring staff and damaging foreign vessel Levante F

Two port employees were injured

Russia kills four civilians and injures ten more in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts

The Russians killed four residents of the Donetsk Oblast: two in Lyman, one in Myrnohrad and one in Siversk

The occupational authority in Crimea confessed plans to confiscate another 720 objects, which constitute a war crime

Among the nationalised objects are the Crimean Brewery, the facilities of the Nemo Dolphinarium in Feodosia, Sudak and Alushta, Saki Mineral Waters, the Zeleny Cape Sanatorium and Resort Complex, the property of Lviv businessman Oleh Genshaft and former MP and Ombudsman for human rights Lyudmyla Denisova