international crimes
Russian shelling killed six adults and a child in Ukraine on 30 August
As a result of shelling by the Russian military over the 24 hours of 30 August in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Regions (Oblasts), seven civilians were killed, and at least 37 more were injured, in particular in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv Oblasts, and in Kyiv, according to reports of the National Police of Ukraine
Two Russian commanders receive notices of suspicion in absentia over strikes on Okhmatdyt and Reuters journalists in 2024
The suspects are Russian Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich, commander of the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division of the Russian Armed Forces, and Aleksandr Lutovinov, commander of the missile brigade of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Southern Military District
‘Justice must be restored’: Ukraine puts ‘judge’ who sentenced journalist Semena in occupied Crimea on trial
Read the full article by ZMINA to learn how Mykola Semena was tried in occupied Crimea, why the actions of illegitimate judge Nadiia Shkolna constitute a war crime and how the case against her is progressing in a Ukrainian court
Russian strikes kill nine civilians in Ukraine on 27 August
Russian strikes on August 27 2026, killed nine civilians in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and wounded 47 others, including in the Kyiv Oblast
Russian strikes kill eight civilians in Ukraine on 23 August
Russian strikes on 23 August 2026 killed eight civilians in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Sumy Regions (Oblasts) and wounded 48 others across the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
At least 15 civilians killed and 130 others injured in Russian strike on shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih
The Office of the Prosecutor General confirmed the double-tap strike, noting the attack occurred at around 16:30
Russian strike kills at least 15 and injures 40 in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages (updated)
The latest strikes on Kyiv began around midnight local time as air raid sirens sounded across the city, followed by the impact of around 20 Russian missiles
Ukraine investigates over 16,000 Russian drone strikes on civilians
Kravchenko said that the number of such crimes has been increasing each year. Law enforcement authorities recorded 187 cases in 2022 and 2023 combined. In 2024, there were 2,685 cases; in 2025, the number rose to 7,787
Russian forces executed a captured Ukrainian soldier in the Donetsk region
Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of a captured Ukrainian soldier by Russian forces in the Volnovakha District
Russian strikes kill 16 civilians in Ukraine in one day
Russian strikes on 8 September 2026 killed 16 civilians in Kyiv and the Kyiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts, the National Police reported. At least 82 others were injured, including in the Poltava Oblast
Three killed, including a child, in overnight Russian attack on Kyiv and surrounding region
Russians killed at least three people, including a child born in 2022, in overnight ballistic attacks near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv
Russian drone strike on market in Sumy Oblast injures 10, two critically
Moreover, on the night of 5-6 August, Russian forces launched four guided aerial bombs in an attack on Sumy, leaving at least 12 people injured and causing extensive damage
Russia strikes civilian ship in Black Sea: One dead, several wounded
One person was killed and three others were wounded in a Russian strike on a civilian vessel in the Black Sea off the Odesa Region (Oblast)
Seventeen killed, dozens wounded in overnight Russian strike on Kyiv and surrounding region
Russian military strikes overnight into August 5, 2026, killed 17 civilians and wounded more than 50 others in Kyiv and the Kyiv region
Russian “human safari”: Video shows drone chasing and attacking street vendor in Kherson
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian soldiers of taking pleasure in killing people. After footage emerged showing a Ukrainian market trader being chased by a drone, the 52-year-old was selling vegetables in the Kherson Region (Oblast) when a drone circled his vehicle and then exploded, leaving him with a concussion and shrapnel wounds
Children killed and others wounded as Russian strikes hit Odesa, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kherson regions
Russian military strikes overnight and on the morning of August 4, 2026, killed and wounded civilians across the Odesa, Sumy, Donetsk and Kherson Regions (Oblasts
Russian strike on petrol station in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kills three, including 8-year-old child
Russian forces killed three people, including an eight-year-old child, in their strike on a petrol station in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of 3 August
Russian drone strikes kill two civilians and injure 12 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 1 August
Russians killed two and injured 12 other civilians, including a 16-year-old young man, with an FPV drone in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 1 August 2026
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