30 September 2025
News
Volunteer Marharyta Kharenko is unlawfully held in a pre-trial detention centre in Novocherkassk
On 30 March 2023, Russian authorities held a "court" hearing in Marharyta’s case but failed to bring any charges against her due to a lack of evidence. However, she was not released and continued to be unlawfully held
Former State Emergency Service employee Serhii Yeromenko, held by the Kremlin, urgently needs eye surgery
His daughter said her father filed complaints about his deteriorating health due to high blood pressure and progressing cataracts. However, he has received no medical care
Ukraine completes EU accession screening process (updated)
Ukraine and the European Union have completed the screening of Ukrainian legislation as part of EU accession negotiations, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos stated, who arrived in Ukraine for a three-day visit "to reaffirm the EU's support for Ukraine's European path and to mark the completion of the screening process for EU accession"
Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed
The Center of Journalistic Investigations pointed out that despite the Crimean prosecutor's office's successes, Ponochovnyy has not yet received any offers for reappointment or a new position and has resigned from the prosecutor's office. Human rights advocates who have cooperated with the Crimean prosecutor's office on international crimes issues in the occupied peninsula are concerned about the changes at the institution
Family of four, including expectant mother of twins, killed in Russian shelling in Sumy region
Civilians were killed and wounded, and material damage was reported in the Sumy, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions following Russian shelling on the night of September 30, according to the National Police and regional administrations
