Russian-Ukrainian war

Russian forces kill French photojournalist Anthoni Lallican in targeted drone attack in Donetsk Oblast (updated)
News - 03 October 2025

Russian forces kill French photojournalist Anthoni Lallican in targeted drone attack in Donetsk Oblast (updated)

Ukrainian journalist and freelance photographer Heorhiy Ivanchenko, a member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers, was working with him at the time. He was injured but is in stable condition

Russian shelling kills five civilians in Ukraine on October 1
News - 03 October 2025

Russian shelling kills five civilians in Ukraine on October 1

As a result of Russian shelling on October 1, five civilians were killed in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions, and more than 30 injured in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Sumy regions

Russia’s attacks extend beyond Ukraine and threaten all of Europe — PACE resolution
News - 02 October 2025

Russia’s attacks extend beyond Ukraine and threaten all of Europe — PACE resolution

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a new resolution on Russian aggression. According to the document, Russia's attacks go beyond Ukraine and threaten all of Europe, and the Ukrainian state has the sovereign right to membership in any international organizations, including NATO

Overnight Russian attack hits railways, kills civilians in multiple regions of Ukraine
News - 02 October 2025

Overnight Russian attack hits railways, kills civilians in multiple regions of Ukraine

Russian shelling on the night of October 2, 2025, killed and wounded civilians in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, and Chernihiv regions and destroyed railway infrastructure

Russian attack leaves Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement without electricity
News - 01 October 2025

Russian attack leaves Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement without electricity

The New Safe Confinement, which covers the destroyed fourth reactor, was left without power. The structure is critical to preventing the release of radioactive materials

Russian strikes kill 2, wound 53 across Ukraine in 24 hours
News - 01 October 2025

Russian strikes kill 2, wound 53 across Ukraine in 24 hours

On September 30 and overnight into October 1, 2025, Russians shelled the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts (regions), using missiles, aerial bombs, artillery, and drones. At least two people were killed and 53 were wounded. Residential buildings, markets, a hospital, infrastructure, and transport were damaged

Volunteer Marharyta Kharenko is unlawfully held in a pre-trial detention centre in Novocherkassk
News - 30 September 2025

Volunteer Marharyta Kharenko is unlawfully held in a pre-trial detention centre in Novocherkassk

On 30 March 2023, Russian authorities held a "court" hearing in Marharyta’s case but failed to bring any charges against her due to a lack of evidence. However, she was not released and continued to be unlawfully held

Former State Emergency Service employee Serhii Yeromenko, held by the Kremlin, urgently needs eye surgery
News - 30 September 2025

Former State Emergency Service employee Serhii Yeromenko, held by the Kremlin, urgently needs eye surgery

His daughter said her father filed complaints about his deteriorating health due to high blood pressure and progressing cataracts. However, he has received no medical care

Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed
News - 30 September 2025

Chief Crimean prosecutor Ihor Ponochovnyy, who collaborated with human rights advocates, dismissed

The Center of Journalistic Investigations pointed out that despite the Crimean prosecutor's office's successes, Ponochovnyy has not yet received any offers for reappointment or a new position and has resigned from the prosecutor's office. Human rights advocates who have cooperated with the Crimean prosecutor's office on international crimes issues in the occupied peninsula are concerned about the changes at the institution

Family of four, including expectant mother of twins, killed in Russian shelling in Sumy region
News - 30 September 2025

Family of four, including expectant mother of twins, killed in Russian shelling in Sumy region

Civilians were killed and wounded, and material damage was reported in the Sumy, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions following Russian shelling on the night of September 30, according to the National Police and regional administrations

Russia shells Ukraine overnight with 32 drones; 2 civilians wounded in Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions
News - 29 September 2025

Russia shells Ukraine overnight with 32 drones; 2 civilians wounded in Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions

Civilians were wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions following Russian shelling on the night of September 29, 2025, according to regional military administrations

Russian drone strikes kill man in Kharkiv, woman in Dnipropetrovsk
News - 28 September 2025

Russian drone strikes kill man in Kharkiv, woman in Dnipropetrovsk

Russian drone attacks killed a man in Kharkiv Oblast and a woman in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on September 28, 2025

At least four people, including a child, killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv (updated)
News - 28 September 2025

At least four people, including a child, killed in the Russian attack on Kyiv (updated)

A "massive attack" by Russia against Ukraine's capital killed at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, and injured at least 27 others at night and in the morning on September 28, 2025

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power for record three days: Russia blamed for manufacturing nuclear crisis at Europe’s largest power plant
News - 27 September 2025

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power for record three days: Russia blamed for manufacturing nuclear crisis at Europe’s largest power plant

Ukrainian officials among those concerned Russia is manufacturing crisis to keep hold of frontline plant

Russia sent 48 Ukrainian children to psychiatric hospitals in the occupied Donetsk region on extremism charges – human rights advocate
News - 26 September 2025

Russia sent 48 Ukrainian children to psychiatric hospitals in the occupied Donetsk region on extremism charges – human rights advocate

According to Almenda, approximately 6 million Ukrainians remain in the occupied territories, including 1.5 million children. Their militarization, which began in 2014, has intensified after the full-scale Russian invasion

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is in its second day of a blackout due to Russia’s actions – Energoatom
News - 25 September 2025

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is in its second day of a blackout due to Russia’s actions – Energoatom

The company also explained that diesel generators are only intended for emergency power supply and are not capable of meeting the station's long-term needs. Their shutdown could lead to a loss of control over the facility's nuclear safety

Force cannot define international borders
Columns - 25 September 2025

Force cannot define international borders

Taoiseach reaffirmed Ireland’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that justice must underpin any lasting peace. Concluding, he pledged that Ireland and the EU will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes

During Crimea Platform Summit at the UN, Zelenskyy urges world to resist normalizing Russian occupation
News - 25 September 2025

During Crimea Platform Summit at the UN, Zelenskyy urges world to resist normalizing Russian occupation

Ukrainian President called for continued sanctions coordination among partners. He also thanked participants for maintaining sanctions and urged the international community not to allow killings and occupation to become something "the world can simply turn a blind eye to."