Russian-Ukrainian war
Russian strikes claimed the lives of four people in Ukraine on December 8
According to the National Police of Ukraine, Russian shelling on December 8, 2025, killed at least four civilians in the Donetsk and Kherson regions, while nearly 50 people sustained various injuries, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy regions
Russian strikes kill 3, injure 16 in Donetsk Oblast on December 8, including family of four
Two civilians were killed, and six were injured in Kostiantynivka, one person was killed, and five were injured in Druzhkivka, and one person was injured in Serhiivka as a result of Russian attacks. Four people were injured by a Russian aerial bomb in Kramatorsk
Reporters Without Borders has spoken out against amnesty for Russian crimes against journalists in Ukraine
The human rights organization emphasized that even if a peace agreement is concluded, impunity for attacks on journalists is unacceptable, as it undermines the possibility of a just and lasting peace
The ethno-band DakhaBrakha has released a lullaby for Ukrainian children stolen by Russia
The lullaby was created during the full-scale war as a reaction to the deportation of Ukrainian children. The video was filmed near Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv to symbolize historical continuity and shared trauma
Ukraine will not cede territory, has no legal or moral right to do so — Zelenskyy
The President of Ukraine added that the United States is currently seeking compromise solutions to resolve the situation
Russian serviceman Chingiz Atantaev was sentenced in absentia for torturing civilians in Andriivka, Kyiv region
Law enforcement officers did not release the convict's name; however, Chingiz Atantaev is easily identifiable from the photos they published. Last year, he and another Russian soldier, Daniil Frolkin, were charged with the murder and robbery of civilians in the Kyiv region
Occupation authorities violate at least 18 articles of U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Crimea — KrymSOS
Violations range from forced assimilation and displacement to the destruction of cultural heritage, media censorship, and the obstruction of Crimean Tatar representative bodies, particularly the Mejlis
Protective arch over one of the power units of the Chornobyl NPP has lost its safety functions – UN watchdog
The IAEA mission confirmed that the NSC had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability, but also found that there was no permanent damage to its load-bearing structures or monitoring systems.
Russian troops execute Ukrainian soldier attempting to surrender on Siversk front
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation under Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been launched into a war crime resulting in the death of a person
Russian shelling killed five people in Ukraine on December 3, including a 6-year-old girl
The National Police of Ukraine reported that Russian shelling on December 3, 2025, killed five people and wounded more than two dozen others in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech condemned the pressure on journalists in Crimea following the detention of Lenora Dyulber
The committee's statement notes that the persecution of journalists violates international law and is aimed at suppressing any independent information about the situation under occupation
U.N. General Assembly demands Russia return 20,000 deported Ukrainian children as reports show transfers to North Korea
Fifty-seven states abstained from voting, including China, India, Brazil, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Qatar, and Pakistan
As a result of the Russian attack on Vyshhorod, one person was killed and 19 others were injured, including four children
A total of two other multi-storey residential buildings, 14 houses, a business, and seven vehicles were damaged in the city
Deadly Russian barrage hits Kyiv and other regions while negotiators discuss a draft “peace plan”: three killed, dozens injured
Russians killed three and injured 37 in Ukraine's capital on November 29, 2025, according to local authorities
Russian forces beat Ukrainian POW with rifle butt, then execute him on Pokrovsk axis
Law enforcement officers emphasise once again that the deliberate killing of prisoners of war is a grave violation of the Geneva Conventions and constitutes a serious international crime
Russia executes five Ukrainian POWs near Zelenyi Hai in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
The analysts did not specify when the incident occurred
Russian military killed eight people in Ukraine in shelling on November 25
According to the National Police, Russian shelling on November 25, 2025, killed eight civilians in Kyiv and the Chernihiv region, with more than four dozen others injured, including those in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia regions
Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine open to global participation — Dr. Anton Korynevych
As part of the Third International Conference "Crimea Global. Understanding Ukraine through the South," the seventh panel discussion, titled "Can Latin America Contribute to Upholding Justice in Ukraine?", took place in Kyiv, Ukraine
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