Russian-Ukrainian war

Fifty-six-year-old man dies in hospital after being injured by Russian drone in Kherson Oblast
News - 23 January 2025

Fifty-six-year-old man dies in hospital after being injured by Russian drone in Kherson Oblast

Zelenskyy highlighted on the World Economic Forum that Putin invests heavily in defense, while Europe does not. He called for the EU to establish robust security guarantees for the future.

Russians killed three people in ballistic strike on central Kyiv
News - 18 January 2025

Russians killed three people in ballistic strike on central Kyiv

Three people were killed in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district in the Russian attack – two men aged 43 and 25, and a woman, 41. Three more people received medical assistance on site

“You promised to stay alive”: a letter to a peer in occupation
Columns - 17 January 2025

“You promised to stay alive”: a letter to a peer in occupation

ZMINA has published a letter by a 9th-grade, Karina Hryzlyuk, a student from the Municipal Institution "Lyceum of Natural Sciences" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council, which won second place in the competition

Russian ballistic missiles kill four, injure five in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
News - 17 January 2025

Russian ballistic missiles kill four, injure five in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

The attack claimed the lives of three women and one man. Three people have been injured: a woman, 22, and two men aged 34 and 56

Zelenskyy questions future of Ukraine’s army without NATO support
News - 16 January 2025

Zelenskyy questions future of Ukraine’s army without NATO support

The president stressed that, first of all, Ukraine needs security guarantees for peace, but this requires preventing escalation. He considers that this should be taken into account to prevent Russia from preparing for another attack. Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine needs NATO, weapons, and other support to guarantee its security

Why it is important to compile a blacklist of officials involved in human rights violations in Crimea
Columns - 15 January 2025

Why it is important to compile a blacklist of officials involved in human rights violations in Crimea

Through politically motivated persecutions, arbitrary imprisonment in trumped-up criminal cases, illegal house searches and trials in the occupied Crimea, deportations of political prisoners and ignoring their situation in detention, Russia systematically violates its obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law

German political scientist and historian Andreas Umland warns of security risks for countries in Africa, South America and Asia due to Russia’s war against Ukraine
News - 14 January 2025

German political scientist and historian Andreas Umland warns of security risks for countries in Africa, South America and Asia due to Russia’s war against Ukraine

In his lecture, Dr Andreas Umland explains why he considers the global security order to be endangered by the war in Ukraine

Environmental disaster in Kerch Strait: Russian forces hinder cleanup efforts in temporarily occupied Crimea – human rights advocate
News - 13 January 2025

Environmental disaster in Kerch Strait: Russian forces hinder cleanup efforts in temporarily occupied Crimea – human rights advocate

After the Ukrainian military successfully landed special forces on Crimea's western shore in 2023, the Russian military built a defence barrier and prohibited local residents and tourists from going to the majority of the beaches in the area

Russians killed resident in Kupiansk and damage industrial facility
News - 13 January 2025

Russians killed resident in Kupiansk and damage industrial facility

Russian forces launched almost 5,000 attacks against Ukrainian positions and settlements only on January 11, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Facebook. The attacks included one missile strike, 25 airstrikes, and 45 guided aerial bombs.

Crimea SOS reports 66 cases of enforced disappearances in Crimea since Russia’s attempt of annexation
News - 10 January 2025

Crimea SOS reports 66 cases of enforced disappearances in Crimea since Russia’s attempt of annexation

The latest victim of enforced disappearances, according to Yaroshenko, was the editor-in-chief of the Crimean Tatar children's magazine "Armanchyq," Ediye Muslimova, who was abducted on November 21, 2024

Russians launched guided aerial bombs and missiles at Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 13 and injuring 123 (updated)
News - 08 January 2025

Russians launched guided aerial bombs and missiles at Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 13 and injuring 123 (updated)

Graphic images posted online showed first responders treating casualties on the roadside, several vehicles on fire and a stationary tram with its windows shattered

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation
Columns - 08 January 2025

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation

I am deeply sorry that our city is occupied, or as some residents say – "liberated." If you think about it: liberated from what? From civilized life?!

Russian drone strikes passenger bus in Kherson, killing municipal ecologist (updated)
News - 06 January 2025

Russian drone strikes passenger bus in Kherson, killing municipal ecologist (updated)

The bus was operating on Route 3 when the strike occurred. The attack wounded six individuals who were taken to hospital - five women, ages 47, 55, 58, 51 and 30, as well as the 66-year-old driver

Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast surge fourfold in early 2025
News - 06 January 2025

Russian strikes in Sumy Oblast surge fourfold in early 2025

Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported that Russians primarily use guided aerial bombs, FPV drones, and other unmanned aerial vehicles. During the first five days of 2025, they conducted 129 FPV drone strikes

Foreign Ministry of Ukraine outlines timeline for second Peace Summit
News - 05 January 2025

Foreign Ministry of Ukraine outlines timeline for second Peace Summit

Tykhyy emphasised that Ukraine's Peace Formula remains the cornerstone of its vision for a just resolution to the war

Russia violates international humanitarian law with mass property seizures of Ukrainians in temporarily occupied territories – OHCHR report
News - 03 January 2025

Russia violates international humanitarian law with mass property seizures of Ukrainians in temporarily occupied territories – OHCHR report

The OHCHR highlighted that these measures violate international humanitarian law, which prohibits private property confiscation by occupying powers. The forced implementation of Russian property registration also breaches IHL by fundamentally altering existing legal frameworks

Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast kills one, injures four including teen
News - 03 January 2025

Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast kills one, injures four including teen

Russians killed a 25-year-old truck driver in Kyiv oblast

Two dead, seven injured in Russian New Year’s morning drone strike on Kyiv
News - 01 January 2025

Two dead, seven injured in Russian New Year’s morning drone strike on Kyiv

The attack of Russians claimed the lives of Ihor Zyma, a renowned neurobiologist, and his wife, Olesia Sokur, a biologist