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Russians killed resident in Kupiansk and damage industrial facility
Russian forces launched almost 5,000 attacks against Ukrainian positions and settlements only on January 11, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Facebook. The attacks included one missile strike, 25 airstrikes, and 45 guided aerial bombs.
Russians launched guided aerial bombs and missiles at Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 13 and injuring 123 (updated)
Graphic images posted online showed first responders treating casualties on the roadside, several vehicles on fire and a stationary tram with its windows shattered
Russian drone strikes passenger bus in Kherson, killing municipal ecologist (updated)
The bus was operating on Route 3 when the strike occurred. The attack wounded six individuals who were taken to hospital - five women, ages 47, 55, 58, 51 and 30, as well as the 66-year-old driver
Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast surge fourfold in early 2025
Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that Russians primarily use guided aerial bombs, FPV drones, and other unmanned aerial vehicles. During the first five days of 2025, they conducted 129 FPV drone strikes
Russian ballistic missile strike kills one, injures five in Chernihiv
Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration, added that the missile attack severely damaged two houses and shattered windows in seven others
Russia violates international humanitarian law with mass property seizures of Ukrainians in temporarily occupied territories – OHCHR report
The OHCHR highlighted that these measures violate international humanitarian law, which prohibits private property confiscation by occupying powers. The forced implementation of Russian property registration also breaches IHL by fundamentally altering existing legal frameworks
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
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