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“Everything depends on us”: Tetiana Pechonchyk on building Ukraine’s human rights infrastructure amid war
Tetiana Pechonchyk grew up in a village contaminated by the Chornobyl fallout, where her parents measured mushrooms with a dosimeter before putting them on the table. She organised her first protest as a schoolgirl - calling on her classmates to boycott the unpaid fieldwork in the collective farm fields - and has never really stopped since
UN Secretary-General calls on Russia to preserve the legal identity of Ukrainian children and to return them
The UN Secretary-General's annual report on children and armed conflict, covering 2025, also verified 1,899 grave violations against 781 children in Ukraine - 447 boys and 334 girls
Death toll from Russian strike on railway infrastructure in Sumy Oblast rises to two
Hryhorov said doctors had battled for almost 24 hours to save her life, but had been unable to do so. Her injuries had been extremely severe
Leaders of Ukraine, the UK, France and Germany outline five conditions for lasting peace
The parties "emphasised that Europe, as a steadfast ally of Ukraine, must play an important role in any settlement"
Russian guided bombs kill three civilians near a public transit stop in Zaporizhzhia region
As of 12:18 p.m., three injured individuals had sought medical assistance
Russian forces strike Centralized Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility in Kyiv region
The Centralised Spent Fuel Storage Facility, located in Chornobyl, is a site for the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel from Ukraine's operating nuclear power plants
Russian strikes kill 12 civilians, injure 49 in Donetsk and Kherson regions on 5 June
Russian strikes in the Donetsk and Kherson regions on 5 June 2026 killed 12 people and injured 49 others, according to the Donetsk and Kherson regional military administrations
Putin has no intention of ending the war
Zelenskyy noted he had spoken with his diplomatic team. Ukraine is currently preparing for a series of meetings with its European and U.S. partners
Russian drones killed four civilians in food production facility of Yagotynske for Children plant in Kyiv Oblast
All necessary services are working at the scene. Emergency crews are continuing rescue operations, search efforts, and clean-up activities
Gyunduz Mamedov becomes deputy chief of the Military Law Enforcement Service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The appointment reflects Ukraine's gradual move towards NATO standards, under which military police play a central role in documenting battlefield events. The department will systematically collect and archive digital evidence for use in investigations and proceedings for Ukrainian and international courts
About 6,500 priests exempt from mobilization in Ukraine
Churches and religious organisations carry out immense humanitarian and social work, strengthening the home front and supporting the front lines, so they can be designated as critical infrastructure if they meet a series of requirements, Yelenskyi said
More than half of Ukrainians support banning Ukrainian Orthodox Church over Russia ties – poll
More than two-thirds of Ukrainians (68%) rate the country's religious freedom as high, while 27% rate it as low. An overwhelming 88% of respondents said they had not experienced discrimination due to religious beliefs, either personally or through their families
Ukraine pleads for Patriot missiles as Russian attacks kill at least 24 overnight (updated)
Zelenskyy elaborated that five Kalibr missiles contain 145 such components. Thirty-three Iskander missiles contain 1,122 components. Six hundred and fifty strike drones of various types contain more than 17,000 components, without which they could not be produced
Russians kill five Ukrainians in Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces also struck the Pokrovsk and Bakhmut Districts, damaging an office building and residential buildings in both areas
“It’s now the occupiers’ military commandant’s office”: Who is moving into Ukrainians’ homes in the temporarily occupied territories?
ZMINA has previously reported on how the Russian occupiers declare Ukrainians’ property in the temporarily occupied territories "ownerless" and expropriate it. This article looks at who is ending up in Ukrainians’ homes and how the process works in practice
Russia launched over 3,000 drones, 70 missiles at Ukraine in a week, killing 52 – Zelenskyy
The president emphasized the need to strengthen Ukraine's air defense and the importance of international support, particularly additional contributions to anti-ballistic missile defense
European, Japanese and U.S. parts helped Russia build missiles that killed 24, including three children, in Kyiv – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy warned that if Russia's war machine is allowed to continue, its next strikes could target Europe, Russia's other neighbors, and more distant regions, pointing to Russian involvement in Syria and Africa as evidence of its broader ambitions
Council of Europe sets up steering committee for Special Tribunal on Russia’s crime of aggression: Why it matters
Ukrainian officials explained that the decision marks a point of no return, effectively making the Special Tribunal a legal reality. The "accountability infrastructure," as the ministry calls it, will consist of three elements: the Special Tribunal, the International Claims Commission, and the Register of Damage
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The lesson of Crimea: Rewarding aggression only invites more war
Not just Ukraine — Russia is preparing Ukrainian children for future wars elsewhere
