children at war

Ukraine refutes Russia’s claims of “fully processing” list of abducted children
News - 24 July 2025

Ukraine refutes Russia’s claims of “fully processing” list of abducted children

Yermak highlighted that Ukraine has deliberately maintained restrained public commentary to preserve space for substantive dialogue and avoid politicizing the sensitive humanitarian track. However, the President's Office provided a detailed explanation, as Yermak outlined, due to the "distorted and manipulative nature" of certain Russian claims

In Donetsk, occupational authorities launched the “Big Brother” project, aimed at young people with pro-Ukrainian views.
News - 01 June 2025

In Donetsk, occupational authorities launched the “Big Brother” project, aimed at young people with pro-Ukrainian views.

"Big Brother" project, aimed at "working with difficult teenagers" was launched by the occupiers in Donetsk

Reintegration of youth from the occupied territories requires inter-agency coordination – Presidential Representative of Crimea
News - 28 May 2025

Reintegration of youth from the occupied territories requires inter-agency coordination – Presidential Representative of Crimea

Children leaving temporarily occupied Crimea urgently need integration into Ukraine's educational system

Almost 50 children told police about attempted recruitment by the Russian special services
News - 22 May 2025

Almost 50 children told police about attempted recruitment by the Russian special services

Since Ukrainian law enforcement began urging children to come forward should Russian agents try to recruit them, almost 50 have done so

UN World Food Programme helps feed over 150,000 Ukrainian school children with hot meals
News - 19 May 2025

UN World Food Programme helps feed over 150,000 Ukrainian school children with hot meals

2.2 million hryvnias in aid from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been approved for the nutrition of primary school students.

Two teenagers detained in Rivne, accused of Russian-ordered terrorist act
News - 12 May 2025

Two teenagers detained in Rivne, accused of Russian-ordered terrorist act

Two teenagers who are accused of carrying out a terrorist act orchestrated by Russia

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations
News - 01 April 2025

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations

O'Flaherty suggests that representatives of Ukrainian civil society, whose credibility among citizens is higher than that of the parliament, should be at the negotiating table

Since full-scale invasion, Russians have killed 39 children in Kherson region
News - 26 March 2025

Since full-scale invasion, Russians have killed 39 children in Kherson region

Cases of intentional killing of children, deprivation of their liberty, and instances of war-related sexual violence have also been recorded

Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail
News - 21 March 2025

Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail

Ultimately, following instructions, the schoolgirl constructed an explosive device and placed it under a car parked near the police administration building. The girl was apprehended, and the device was neutralized before it could detonate

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President
News - 04 March 2025

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

“You promised to stay alive”: a letter to a peer in occupation
Columns - 17 January 2025

“You promised to stay alive”: a letter to a peer in occupation

ZMINA has published a letter by a 9th-grade, Karina Hryzlyuk, a student from the Municipal Institution "Lyceum of Natural Sciences" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council, which won second place in the competition

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation
Columns - 08 January 2025

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation

I am deeply sorry that our city is occupied, or as some residents say – "liberated." If you think about it: liberated from what? From civilized life?!

Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast
News - 19 November 2024

Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast

Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office specified that an eight-year-old boy had been killed in the attack

Russia сontinues illegal child deportations despite ICC arrest warrants – Almenda’s report
News - 19 November 2024

Russia сontinues illegal child deportations despite ICC arrest warrants – Almenda’s report

Despite International Criminal Court arrest warrants issued in March 2023 against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for child deportations, Russia continues its practices. In 2024, the scale of unlawful child transfers has increased, with camp programs explicitly aimed at destroying Ukrainian children's national identity, human rights advocates emphasise

Russians killed mother and three children in Kryvyi Rih with a ballistic missile, including a baby under one year old
News - 12 November 2024

Russians killed mother and three children in Kryvyi Rih with a ballistic missile, including a baby under one year old

Correspondents from the national joint 24/7 newscast reported from the scene that an entire family, the mother and her three children: two and ten-year-old boys and a two-month-old girl, was killed in the Russian attack. 

Death toll rises to three in a guided aerial bomb strike on a residential building in Kharkiv on October 30, including two children
News - 31 October 2024

Death toll rises to three in a guided aerial bomb strike on a residential building in Kharkiv on October 30, including two children

Rescue workers unblocked the body of a civilian man aged approximately 25-30. Russians also killed a 12-year-old boy in that attack

Russian strikes kill two children, a woman in overnight attacks in Donetsk region
News - 22 October 2024

Russian strikes kill two children, a woman in overnight attacks in Donetsk region

The attacks damaged multiple residential buildings and outbuildings in both settlements

Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Putin during his visit
News - 01 September 2024

Ukraine urges Mongolia to arrest Putin during his visit

The ICC alleged last year that the Russian president was responsible for war crimes, focusing on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It has also issued a warrant for the arrest of Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, for the same crimes.