Donetsk region
Ukraine investigates over 16,000 Russian drone strikes on civilians
Kravchenko said that the number of such crimes has been increasing each year. Law enforcement authorities recorded 187 cases in 2022 and 2023 combined. In 2024, there were 2,685 cases; in 2025, the number rose to 7,787
Children killed and others wounded as Russian strikes hit Odesa, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kherson regions
Russian military strikes overnight and on the morning of August 4, 2026, killed and wounded civilians across the Odesa, Sumy, Donetsk and Kherson Regions (Oblasts
Four Ukrainian сhildren return from Russian-occupied territories with U.S. First Lady’s support
International humanitarian law prohibits the forcible transfer and deportation of children and any change to their personal status, and obliges parties to an armed conflict to facilitate the reunification of children with their families
Russian strikes kill at least 15 civilians in Ukraine on 30 July – Ukrainian police
Russian strikes on 30 July 2026 killed 15 civilians in Kyiv and the Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Lviv and Kherson Regions (Oblasts) and wounded at least 67 others, including in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv Oblasts
Families with children, elderly rescued from Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kherson regions
Police officers and volunteers have evacuated several groups of civilians, including families with children and elderly people, from the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kherson Regions
Russian strikes kill nine civilians across Ukraine on 27 July
Russian military strikes on 27 July 2026 killed nine civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), while at least 77 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy Oblasts
Russia strikes Kyiv and Donetsk regions: At least 15 dead, dozens injured on 24 July
Russian military strikes on July 24, 2026, killed 10 people and injured about 100 others in the Kyiv Region (Oblast), while another five civilians were killed and nine were injured in the city of Sloviansk in the Donetsk Oblast
Losing home for a second time: How Russian occupiers are “nationalising” flats and houses in Mariupol
The article also explains how Ukrainians who have left the TOT can find out whether their homes have been "expropriated", and what steps they can take to document the loss of property and preserve the prospect of redress
Russian aerial bomb strike on Sloviansk kills at least five, injures nine
At least five people have been killed, and nine have been injured in a Russian attack on Sloviansk in the Donetsk Oblast
Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Ukraine on 21 July
Russian military strikes on July 21 killed ten civilians in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), while at least 67 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy Oblasts
Ukraine’s mortality rate exceeds birth rate fourfold
Birth rates have fallen most sharply in regions close to the front line. The Donetsk Region (Oblast) has seen births decline threefold, while the Zaporizhzhia Oblast recorded a 23% decrease. At the same time, the number of newborns has also dropped significantly in relatively secure regions. Births fell by 20% in the Vinnytsia, Lviv and Ternopil Oblasts
Russian strikes kill 12 civilians in Ukraine on 21 July
Russian military strikes on July 20 killed, 2026, 12 civilians in the Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), while at least 82 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Sumy, Kherson and Chernihiv Oblasts
Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Ukraine on 9 July
Russian military strikes on 9 July 2026 killed 10 civilians in Kyiv and the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Odesa, Kherson and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 81 people, including in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions
Russian strikes kill 18 civilians in Ukraine on 15 July
Russian military strikes on July 15, 2026, killed 18 civilians in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 104 people, including in the Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's National Police reported
Russian strikes kill four civilians in Ukraine on 13 July
The fatalities were reported in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson Regions (Oblasts), while injuries were recorded in those regions as well as the Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Odesa regions
Russian shelling kills 5 civilians in Ukraine on 9 July
Russian attacks on 9 July killed five civilians and injured at least 79 others across six Ukrainian Regions (oblasts), according to the National Police. Those killed were in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts, while the injured were reported in those regions as well as the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts
At least 40 Ukrainian civilians killed and 149 others injured in Russian strikes on 2 July
At least 40 Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than 100 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine on 2 July 2026, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russian strikes kill 14 civilians in Ukraine on 29 June
Russian strikes killed 11 civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions (oblasts) on 29 June, while at least 98 others were injured in attacks that also affected the Kherson, Chernihiv and Donetsk Oblasts
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“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
The human safari: How Russia weaponized precision against Ukrainian civilians
