Armed Forces of Russia
Russia strikes sports school with drones while children training in Shostka, Sumy Oblast
The coaches swiftly evacuated all the children and themselves to a safe location
Russians are luring volunteers with fake evacuation requests from Donetsk region — humanitarian Mission “Proliska”
The situation in Kostiantynivka is the most difficult. Families with children remain there despite constant shelling and the absence of water, gas, and electricity
In Kostiantynivka, elderly woman died at home without heating and medicine
Kostiantynivka is 80% destroyed, yet residents remain — as of September, approximately 6,000 people still reside in the city
Civilian deaths from Russian strikes in large cities of Ukraine up fourfold in first 10 months of 2025 – UN (updated)
In addition to the fatalities, at least 3,529 people sustained various injuries, which is 75% higher than during the same period last year
Russian strikes claimed the lives of four people in Ukraine on December 8
According to the National Police of Ukraine, Russian shelling on December 8, 2025, killed at least four civilians in the Donetsk and Kherson regions, while nearly 50 people sustained various injuries, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions
Russian strikes kill 3, injure 16 in Donetsk Oblast on December 8, including family of four
Two civilians were killed, and six were injured in Kostiantynivka, one person was killed, and five were injured in Druzhkivka, and one person was injured in Serhiivka as a result of Russian attacks. Four people were injured by a Russian aerial bomb in Kramatorsk
Reporters Without Borders has spoken out against amnesty for Russian crimes against journalists in Ukraine
The human rights organization emphasized that even if a peace agreement is concluded, impunity for attacks on journalists is unacceptable, as it undermines the possibility of a just and lasting peace
Russian serviceman Chingiz Atantaev was sentenced in absentia for torturing civilians in Andriivka, Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers did not release the convict's name; however, Chingiz Atantaev is easily identifiable from the photos they published. Last year, he and another Russian soldier, Daniil Frolkin, were charged with the murder and robbery of civilians in the Kyiv region
Protective arch over one of the power units of the Chornobyl NPP has lost its safety functions – UN watchdog
The IAEA mission confirmed that the NSC had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, but also found that there was no permanent damage to its load-bearing structures or monitoring systems.
Russian troops execute Ukrainian soldier attempting to surrender on Siversk front
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation under Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been launched into a war crime resulting in the death of a person
Russian shelling killed five people in Ukraine on December 3, including a 6-year-old girl
The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian shelling on December 3, 2025, killed five people and wounded more than two dozen others in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions
U.N. General Assembly demands Russia return 20,000 deported Ukrainian children as reports show transfers to North Korea
Fifty-seven states abstained from voting, including China, India, Brazil, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Qatar, and Pakistan
As a result of the Russian attack on Vyshhorod, one person was killed and 19 others were injured, including four children
A total of two other multi-storey residential buildings, 14 houses, a business, and seven vehicles were damaged in the city
Deadly Russian barrage hits Kyiv and other regions while negotiators discuss a draft “peace plan”: three killed, dozens injured
Russians killed three and injured 37 in Ukraine's capital on November 29, 2025, according to local authorities
Russian forces beat Ukrainian POW with rifle butt, then execute him on Pokrovsk axis
Law enforcement officers emphasise once again that the deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and constitutes a serious international crime
Ranking illegitimate “judges” in Crimea who illegally force the local population to serve in the Russian army
This ZMINA article examines the most active illegitimate judges who ensure "successful" conscription campaigns for the Russian armed forces in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russian military killed eight people in Ukraine in shelling on November 25
According to the National Police, Russian shelling on November 25, 2025, killed eight civilians in Kyiv and the Chernihiv region, with more than four dozen others injured, including those in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions
Russian forces kill three Ukrainians, including university associate professor and injure three others in strikes on Kherson Oblast on November 24
The Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported that Russians killed three civilians and injured three others with various types of weapons in strikes on the Kherson Oblast on November 24, 2025
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