international crimes
Russian strikes claimed the lives of four people in Ukraine on December 8
According to the National Police of Ukraine, Russian shelling on December 8, 2025, killed at least four civilians in the Donetsk and Kherson regions, while nearly 50 people sustained various injuries, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions
Russian strikes kill 3, injure 16 in Donetsk Oblast on December 8, including family of four
Two civilians were killed, and six were injured in Kostiantynivka, one person was killed, and five were injured in Druzhkivka, and one person was injured in Serhiivka as a result of Russian attacks. Four people were injured by a Russian aerial bomb in Kramatorsk
Reporters Without Borders has spoken out against amnesty for Russian crimes against journalists in Ukraine
The human rights organization emphasized that even if a peace agreement is concluded, impunity for attacks on journalists is unacceptable, as it undermines the possibility of a just and lasting peace
The ethno-band DakhaBrakha has released a lullaby for Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
The lullaby was created during the full-scale war as a reaction to the deportation of Ukrainian children. The video was filmed near Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv to symbolize historical continuity and shared trauma
Occupation authorities violate at least 18 articles of U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Crimea — CrimeaSOS
Violations range from forced assimilation and displacement to the destruction of cultural heritage, media censorship, and the obstruction of Crimean Tatar representative bodies, particularly the Mejlis
Protective arch over one of the power units of the Chornobyl NPP has lost its safety functions – UN watchdog
The IAEA mission confirmed that the NSC had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, but also found that there was no permanent damage to its load-bearing structures or monitoring systems.
Russian troops execute Ukrainian soldier attempting to surrender on Siversk front
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation under Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been launched into a war crime resulting in the death of a person
Russian shelling killed five people in Ukraine on December 3, including a 6-year-old girl
The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian shelling on December 3, 2025, killed five people and wounded more than two dozen others in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions
U.N. General Assembly demands Russia return 20,000 deported Ukrainian children as reports show transfers to North Korea
Fifty-seven states abstained from voting, including China, India, Brazil, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Qatar, and Pakistan
As a result of the Russian attack on Vyshhorod, one person was killed and 19 others were injured, including four children
A total of two other multi-storey residential buildings, 14 houses, a business, and seven vehicles were damaged in the city
Deadly Russian barrage hits Kyiv and other regions while negotiators discuss a draft “peace plan”: three killed, dozens injured
Russians killed three and injured 37 in Ukraine's capital on November 29, 2025, according to local authorities
Russian forces beat Ukrainian POW with rifle butt, then execute him on Pokrovsk axis
Law enforcement officers emphasise once again that the deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and constitutes a serious international crime
Russia executes five Ukrainian POWs near Zelenyi Hai in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
The analysts did not specify when the incident occurred
Ranking illegitimate “judges” in Crimea who illegally force the local population to serve in the Russian army
This ZMINA article examines the most active illegitimate judges who ensure "successful" conscription campaigns for the Russian armed forces in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russian military killed eight people in Ukraine in shelling on November 25
According to the National Police, Russian shelling on November 25, 2025, killed eight civilians in Kyiv and the Chernihiv region, with more than four dozen others injured, including those in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions
Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine open to global participation — Dr. Anton Korynevych
As part of the Third International Conference "Crimea Global. Understanding Ukraine through the South," the seventh panel discussion, titled "Can Latin America Contribute to Upholding Justice in Ukraine?", took place in Kyiv, Ukraine
Russian forces kill three Ukrainians, including university associate professor and injure three others in strikes on Kherson Oblast on November 24
The Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported that Russians killed three civilians and injured three others with various types of weapons in strikes on the Kherson Oblast on November 24, 2025
During Switzerland “peace talks” Russian forces kill six, injure 38 in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv Oblasts (updated)
At least five people were killed and 36 injured on November 23 when Russian forces struck Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts with FPV drones, UAVs, and artillery, damaging residential buildings, energy infrastructure, and heating networks
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