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Russian attack on residential building in Poltava kills 14 civilians including three children and injures 20 others (updated)
The attack caused the destruction of the entrance from the ground floor to the fourth floor, resulting in a fire. Neighbouring buildings and 12 cars were also damaged
Russians killed eleven civilians in airstrike on an apartment building in Sumy (updated)
The Prosecutor General’s Office reported that the number of fatalities has risen to nine, with 14 people being injured
Two women killed in Russian missile strike in Mykolaiv
At 23:30, the SES reported that the missile strike had hit the premises of a food industry company
Fifty-six-year-old man dies in hospital after being injured by Russian drone in Kherson Oblast
Zelenskyy highlighted on the World Economic Forum that Putin invests heavily in defense, while Europe does not. He called for the EU to establish robust security guarantees for the future.
Russians killed three people in ballistic strike on central Kyiv
Three people were killed in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district in the Russian attack – two men aged 43 and 25, and a woman, 41. Three more people received medical assistance on site
Russian ballistic missiles kill four, injure five in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
The attack claimed the lives of three women and one man. Three people have been injured: a woman, 22, and two men aged 34 and 56
Why it is important to compile a blacklist of officials involved in human rights violations in Crimea
Through politically motivated persecutions, arbitrary imprisonment in trumped-up criminal cases, illegal house searches and trials in the occupied Crimea, deportations of political prisoners and ignoring their situation in detention, Russia systematically violates its obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law
Environmental disaster in Kerch Strait: Russian forces hinder cleanup efforts in temporarily occupied Crimea – human rights advocate
After the Ukrainian military successfully landed special forces on Crimea's western shore in 2023, the Russian military built a defence barrier and prohibited local residents and tourists from going to the majority of the beaches in the area
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
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
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