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Russian strikes kill 2, wound 53 across Ukraine in 24 hours
On September 30 and overnight into October 1, 2025, Russians shelled the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts (regions), using missiles, aerial bombs, artillery, and drones. At least two people were killed and 53 were wounded. Residential buildings, markets, a hospital, infrastructure, and transport were damaged
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
Russia shells Ukraine overnight with 32 drones; 2 civilians wounded in Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions
Civilians were wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions following Russian shelling on the night of September 29, 2025, according to regional military administrations
Russian drone strikes kill man in Kharkiv, woman in Dnipropetrovsk
Russian drone attacks killed a man in Kharkiv Oblast and a woman in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on September 28, 2025
At least four people, including a child, killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv (updated)
A "massive attack" by Russia against Ukraine's capital killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and injured at least 27 others at night and in the morning on September 28, 2025
Two civilians killed, more than 30 wounded in latest Russian strikes in Ukraine
On September 26, 2025, two civilians were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts. In addition, nine civilians were wounded in Donetsk, 12 in Kherson, five in Dnipropetrovsk, and six in Kharkiv Oblasts
Russia sent 48 Ukrainian children to psychiatric hospitals in the occupied Donetsk region on extremism charges – human rights advocate
According to Almenda, approximately 6 million Ukrainians remain in the occupied territories, including 1.5 million children. Their militarization, which began in 2014, has intensified after the full-scale Russian invasion
During Crimea Platform Summit at the UN, Zelensky urges world to resist normalizing Russian occupation
Ukrainian President called for continued sanctions coordination among partners. He also thanked participants for maintaining sanctions and urged the international community not to allow killings and occupation to become something "the world can simply turn a blind eye to."
Crimea Platform Expert Network warns against separate talks on Crimea, calls for Black Sea security measures
The statement, released during the Fifth Summit of the International Crimea Platform at U.N. headquarters, emphasized that all occupied Ukrainian regions -- including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol, and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions -- must be treated as "parts of a single space of armed aggression" by Russia
US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon – Reuters
Three diplomatic sources said some of the ICC's 125 member countries would try to push back against additional U.S. sanctions during a U.N. General Assembly in New York this week. But all indications are that Washington will scale up its attack on the ICC, four diplomatic sources in The Hague and New York said
Russia’s aggression on September 22 left seven dead in Ukraine
According to the National Police of Ukraine, as a result of shellings by the Russian military on September 22, 2025, eight civilians were killed and at least 18 people were injured in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kyiv, and Kherson Oblasts
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger exit International Criminal Court in joint move
The three military-led countries issued a joint statement, saying they would not recognise the authority of the UN-backed Court, which is based in The Hague
Yesterday, Russian shelling killed nine people in Ukraine
As a result of shelling by Russian troops on September 21, 2025, nine civilians were killed in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions (Oblasts). At least 17 were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kherson Oblasts, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russian troops killed three civilians in the temporarily occupied village of Kozachi Laheri, the Kherson region
According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers were drunk. They broke into the Gladkykhs' house and demanded alcohol. When the owners replied that they had no alcohol, the occupiers killed them. A neighbor who heard the shots came running and was also shot by the soldiers
Russian drone attacks on civilians amount to crimes against humanity – UN Commission
Recurrent attacks have gradually destroyed entire localities. Many of the victims suffer from the loss of loved ones or of their houses and livelihoods and feel that they have "lost everything." Closer to the frontlines, older persons have been particularly affected, as many are unable to flee, making them vulnerable to risks of attacks, the Chair of the Commission, Erik Møse, said.
In the night, Russia killed and injured people in shelling attacks in Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and the Kyiv region
During the night, the Russian army launched more than 140 drones at Ukraine, most of which were shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force. The military reported that the drones hit seven locations
Russian forces kill unarmed elderly civilian man in Donetsk Oblast – Ukrainian forces
The Ukrainian forces pointed out that the man was clearly dressed in civilian clothes and was unarmed
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