Russian-Ukrainian war
Russian strikes kill 18 civilians in Ukraine on 15 July
Russian military strikes on July 15, 2026, killed 18 civilians in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 104 people, including in the Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine's National Police reported
“Hands off those who work”: Protesters in central Kyiv rally against Mykhailo Fedorov’s dismissal
Similar rallies were held the same day in several other Ukrainian cities, including Lviv, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Odesa, Kryvyi Rih, Ivano-Frankivsk and Dnipro. Participants voiced opposition to the latest government reshuffle and urged the authorities to preserve institutional continuity during wartime
Internally displaced people, citizen with disabilities and older adults living alone most likely to become homeless in Ukraine – study
Throughout April 2026, researchers surveyed 1,090 respondents in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv and Lviv. Participants included homeless adults who use shelters and meal distribution points, experts working in the field, and members of the general public from across Ukraine
Russian attacks on three merchant vessels in Black Sea and kill three people
"Russia is once again demonstrating a complete disregard for international law by deliberately attacking civilian ports and commercial vessels. These strikes are not only war crimes against Ukraine but also a direct threat to international shipping security, freedom of navigation and global food security," USPA stated
Russian strikes kill four civilians in Ukraine on 13 July
The fatalities were reported in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson Regions (Oblasts), while injuries were recorded in those regions as well as the Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Odesa regions
Yellow-and-blue pillowcases bring people to court: Occupation authorities issue more than 1,500 rulings for “discrediting” the Russian army
The largest number of such cases was heard by the "Armiansk City Court", which issued 495 rulings - almost a third of all documented cases
Russian strikes across Ukraine kills at least seven, injures 65 in a single day (updated)
The rescue operation is ongoing, and information regarding the aftermath of the strike is being clarified
Russian attack in Kyiv injures 10, including a child overnight
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that over the course of the night, Russians launched more than 120 drones and 12 missiles, half of them ballistic. Our defenders managed to shoot down most of the targets – but not the ballistic ones
Chinese media expand their presence in Ukraine’s occupied territories and promote Kremlin narratives, RSF says
Although China does not officially recognise Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory, its media presence there continues to expand. As Vira Yastrebova, director of the Eastern Human Rights Group, pointed out, Chinese media actors frequently reproduce or reinforce Russian propaganda narratives
UK condemns Russia’s militarization and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, demands release of Ivan Zabavskyi and detained OSCE staff
The report published by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights concluded that Russia has violated International Humanitarian Law on a grand scale and is responsible for numerous and overlapping violations of International Human Rights Law.
Russia’s indoctrination and militarisation of Ukrainian children may amount to a crime against humanity – OSCE
The OSCE mission has documented that Russia systematically violates the rights of Ukrainian children, ranging from banning the Ukrainian language in schools to the forced conscription of boys into military service upon reaching the age of 18. The mission's legal analysis classifies the indoctrination and militarization of children as a crime against humanity, and specific episodes, including deportation and torture, as war crimes.
Russian soldier Mumadi Magomedov charged in absentia with raping minor in Kherson Oblast
Magomedov is suspected of abducting a minor from a village street on March 24, 2024, along with an unidentified Russian soldier using the call sign "Khoma"
The first issue of the Crimean Tatar newspaper Qırım was published 37 years ago
According to available estimates, between 2021 and 2024 alone, the occupation authorities imposed at least 658,000 Russian roubles in fines on the newspaper, its Editor-in-Chief and its founder
European Bureau for Conscientious Objection urges Ukraine to pass alternative service law amid war
The bureau also said Ukraine's failure to meet its commitments stems from the Ministry of Defence and the General Staff's "categorical position" requiring conscientious objectors to perform "alternative" service in non-combat military positions. According to EBCO, this contradicts the religious beliefs of a significant number of Ukrainian conscientious objectors
Russian strike on Kyiv Oblast at least 26, injures 64; Ukraine intercepts no ballistic missiles amid lack of Patriot missiles (updated)
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko stated that Russian ballistic missiles hit several buildings across the city. According to Klitschko, fires had broken out in some apartment complexes
Ukraine warns of Kremlin operation using Volhynia tragedy to damage ties with Poland
On the night of 4-5 July, Russia Today published an article citing supposedly "declassified" FSB files. The article accused Dmytro Kliachkivskyi, one of the commanders of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), of killing 11 Catholic priests and nearly 2,000 Poles in the town of Volodymyr-Volynskyi in early summer 1943
Netherlands to host full Special Tribunal on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
The Minister said the Netherlands decided to host not only the preparatory phases of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (Phase 0 – Advance Team; Phase 1 – Skeleton Tribunal), but also its full operational phase (Phase 2 – fully fledged operational Special Tribunal)
Russian aerial bomb attack on Sumy kills 4, including civilians, injures children (updated)
According to the Regional Military Administration, at least three people were killed. Several others were injured, including a 13-year-old child, and are being transported to hospitals
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Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
