international crimes
Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast kills one, injures four including teen
Russians killed a 25-year-old truck driver in Kyiv oblast
Two dead, seven injured in Russian New Year’s morning drone strike on Kyiv
The attack of Russians claimed the lives of Ihor Zyma, a renowned neurobiologist, and his wife, Olesia Sokur, a biologist
Russian drones damage homes of three journalists in Dnipro
On March 28th, at least 28 people were injured in Dnipro as a result of a Russian drone attack. March 30th was declared a day of mourning in the city
184 Ukrainian POWs die in Russian captivity since February 2022 as torture and execution reports mount
Documented evidence also highlights numerous cases of prisoner deaths caused by inhumane conditions and torture in detention facilities
On Christmas Day Russia carried out 13th attack on energy sector of Ukraine this year: at least four civilians killed
The areas with energy facilities attacked include Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zaporizhia. There are power cuts and planned outages across the country, including in parts of Kyiv
Two Russian guided bombs hit Kherson cancer center, separate attack claims civilian life
In Tomyna Balka village, a direct hit killed a 69-year-old man during shelling that began around 6:30 am on December 21, 2024. Russian artillery also struck Stanislav, where two residents sought medical attention independently
Russian forces rain 1,000 shells on Kherson in 40 minutes: two men killed, 11 injured
The Russians launched a combined attack with cannon artillery and multiple rocket launchers on Kherson and surrounding settlements. The attack lasted about an hour
Ukrainian activist Iryna Horobtsova, who has brain aneurysm, denied treatment at Simferopol pre-trial detention center No. 1
Olena Korniy reveals that her sister had been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm before Russia's full-scale invasion. Recently, fellow inmates helped Horobtsova during a severe cardiac episode, when she lay curled up in pain. Medical staff ignored her requests for assistance
“Not random acts”: Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner reports record surge in Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs in 2024
When Lubinets contacted Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova, she promised a "legal response" to these facts. However, the Ukrainian Ombudsman expressed scepticism about this commitment
Russians killed an elderly man in Chernihiv Oblast
A killed civilian was a local resident
Russian ballistic missile strike on Zaporizhzhia kills nine civilians, wounds 22, including two doctors (updated)
The Prosecutor General's Office detailed the extensive damage caused by the strike: a private clinic and a nearby cafe were completely destroyed. The powerful blast wave and flying debris severely damaged multi-story residential buildings and local residents' vehicles. Additionally, a school and an extracurricular facility suffered partial destruction
Russian drone strikes in Kherson kill one and injure multiple civilians
Another man was injured when explosives were dropped from a drone in the suburbs of Kherson. The local resident, 61, sustained shrapnel wounds
How Russian missile strikes crippled Ukraine’s healthcare system – report by Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds
Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds documented the cumulative and reverberating impacts of Russian attacks on energy on health care in Ukraine
Russias killed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Kryvyi Rih ten civilians on the evening of St Nicholas Day
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin does not seek real peace, but only desires the ability to inflict violence on any country through bombs, missiles, and other means
Russians kill three people and injure five more in Donetsk Oblast
He reported that a drone strike damaged a vehicle in Kotlyne. In Pokrovsk, Russians destroyed eight multi-storey buildings and two cars, killing one person. Later, Filashkin revealed that Russian artillery shelling in Kostiantynivka killed a 52-year-old man and left three others moderately injured
More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
The main problem that political prisoners face behind bars is that they are systematically denied medical care; in particular, prisoners with disabilities, the elderly, and those who have chronic diseases or have been tortured and have acquired serious illnesses as a result of inhuman conditions of detention, ZMINA human rights advocate Viktoria Nesterenko states
Russians strike bus stop near Kherson, killing a civilian man and woman and injuring one person
The attack killed a man and a woman, and wounded another civilian, who was hospitalised
Russian forces execute 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war in last two months alone, official report
Law enforcement agencies are currently investigating 53 criminal cases regarding the execution of 177 Ukrainian defenders. The majority occurred in 2024 – 37 criminal cases regarding the execution of 109 people
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“I hear your anger, your dreams, and your hope”: a letter to a peer under occupation from a 10th grader from the Kherson region
No one should ever be allowed to violate the rights of Indigenous peoples
What does just peace mean for Ukraine and why does Crimea remain a fundamental issue?
