Kherson region
Russian shelling kills nine civilians and injures at least 69 across Ukraine on 16 September
Russian military shelling on 16 September 2026 killed nine civilians in the Sumy, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 69 more, including in Kyiv and the Odesa, Kharkiv and Kirovohrad Oblasts
Russian shelling kills seven and injures 68 civilians across Ukraine on 13 September
Russian military shelling on 13 September killed seven civilians in the Zhytomyr, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 68 more, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Odesa Oblasts
Russian military strikes across Ukraine leave 11 civilians dead and 126 wounded on 10 September
Eleven civilians were killed and at least 126 others were injured across the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk Regions (Oblasts), with casualties also reported in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts, as a result of Russian military shelling over the course of 10 September, the National Police reported
Human rights defenders identified six people involved in persecution of journalist Hennadii Osmak
The Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) has identified six officials within Russia’s occupation apparatus involved in the illegitimate criminal prosecution of Hennadii Osmak, a journalist from the occupied city of Henichesk
Russian strikes kill 14 civilians across seven Ukrainian regions, police report
As a result of Russian military shelling over the course of 9 September 2026, 14 civilians were killed, and at least 102 others were injured across Kyiv and the Sumy, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), with casualties also reported in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, the National Police reported
Russian drone attacks kill five and injure seven in three Ukrainian regions
On the evening of 5 September and overnight into 6 September 2026, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with drones. As a result of the strikes, two people were killed in the Kyiv Region (Oblast), three – including a child – in Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv Oblast, and seven people were injured in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Russian drone strike on minibus in Kherson kills one passenger and injures 12
On 4 September 2026, a Russian military attack in Kherson killed one civilian and injured 12 others, the National Police reported
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
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
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 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
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
Four Ukrainian сhildren return from Russian-occupied territories with U.S. First Lady’s support
International humanitarian law prohibits the forcible transfer and deportation of children and any change to their personal status, and obliges parties to an armed conflict to facilitate the reunification of children with their families
Russian FSB operative Yagudin Eldar faces prison time over torture in occupied Kherson
An officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has been charged in absentia with cruel treatment of civilians and other violations of the laws and customs of war for allegedly torturing a civilian in the occupied Kherson Region
Russian strikes kill nine civilians across Ukraine on 27 July
Russian military strikes on 27 July 2026 killed nine civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), while at least 77 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy Oblasts
Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Ukraine on 21 July
Russian military strikes on July 21 killed ten civilians in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts), while at least 67 others were injured in attacks that also struck the Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy Oblasts
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“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
