Russian-Ukrainian war
Over 640,000 Ukrainian women will feel the negative impacts of US authorities halting funding to the UN Reproductive and Sexual Health Agency
The UN emphasised that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, cases of domestic, sexual, and other forms of gender-based violence in Ukraine have increased more than threefold. The organisation estimates that 2.4 million people, predominantly women and girls, urgently require measures to prevent and respond to such violence
At night, the Russians massively attacked Kyiv with drones: Three people died, including a five-year-old girl
The authorities reported that the Russian attack affected the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk Oblasts
East SOS volunteer and serviceman, Mykola Sirenko, was killed in combat in the Donetsk Region
According to the organisation, Mykola Sirenko joined East SOS at age 19 and quickly became a key member of the evacuation team, demonstrating dedication and determination
The International Criminal Court says Trump’s sanctions threaten the court’s existence
Trump's actions have had a "broad impact on the banking system, insurance, and IT systems of the ICC." Consequently, companies have ceased cooperating with the court, and staff members are leaving due to fear of persecution. This jeopardizes the functioning of critical court services, from paying staff salaries to conducting field investigations
“Part of Russia’s genocide policy”: Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Putin’s decree ordering Ukrainians to leave occupied territories and Russia
Tykhyy emphasized that this decree continues Russia's systematic violation of fundamental international legal norms, breaching at least three international legal documents
Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail
Ultimately, following instructions, the schoolgirl constructed an explosive device and placed it under a car parked near the police administration building. The girl was apprehended, and the device was neutralized before it could detonate
Odesa under attack: explosions from Russian drones, lead to emergency blackouts in the city
DTEK, a private energy company, reported local emergency power outages in the Prymorskyy, Peresypskyy, and Kyivskyy districts of Odesa
Russia illegally sentences eight more Ukrainian prisoners of war
According to the Geneva Conventions, Ukrainian military personnel cannot be held liable solely for participating in military operations. Therefore, the very existence of such trials in Russia violates the legal immunity of prisoners of war
Suspilne videographer and serviceman Kyrylo Polikevych killed in the war
A media worker is survived by his wife and 8-year-old daughter, Sofia. He would have turned 43 in April
Russian strikes kill three, injure 15 across Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions
The local authorities in the Kharkiv region reported that on March 19, Russian army personnel launched a series of airstrikes on the town
Russians kill two civilians in Kherson
Roman Mrochko, Head of the Kherson City Military Administration, reported that Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson three times on March 19, 2025, killing two people
Putin rejects the ceasefire proposal and attacks civilian infrastructure in Ukraine – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy called on countries to continue to put pressure on Russia for the sake of peace
Russians kill one and injure three other people in their attacks on Sumy Oblast
In addition, Russians destroyed a two-storey apartment building and damaged a low-pressure gas pipeline
Russia conducts 114 attacks on Sumy region in one day: one person killed, two injured
Colonel Andrii Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service, reported that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups continue to attempt to cross the border of Ukraine in Sumy Oblast and place mines in the area
Russians launch large-scale attack on Kherson; one woman killed, another man injured
On March 13, Russians killed five civilians and wounded 13 in their attacks on the Donetsk region, according to local officials
Ukrainian Ombudsman reports new POW executions by Russian forces
He sent letters to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross after a video emerged showing the bodies of five Ukrainian soldiers apparently executed after capture by the Russians
Multiple Russian air strikes hit residential buildings in Donetsk towns, 5 dead, 12 wounded
Around 15:00–16:00, the Russians dropped 11 bombs on the town of Kostiantynivka, killing two people and injuring eight. Numerous residential houses and high-rise buildings were damaged
Russians kill four citizens of Syria and injure two other people
According to Kiper, the ship was loading wheat for export to Algeria at the time of the strike
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We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
