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Russian guided bombs kill 9-year-old girl and injure 6-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Attack
News - 31 May 2025

Russian guided bombs kill 9-year-old girl and injure 6-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Attack

Fedorov also reported that Russia had targeted residential buildings with guided bombs

Expert warns about three challenges to proper documentation of international crimes and preservation of evidence of Russian aggression against Ukraine
News - 31 May 2025

Expert warns about three challenges to proper documentation of international crimes and preservation of evidence of Russian aggression against Ukraine

The absence of a unified state strategy for documenting the events of the Russian-Ukrainian war, cuts in funding for human rights projects, and aggressive Russian propaganda create risks of losing years of achievements in the field of recording war crimes, Anton Drobovych stated

Freezing the conflict means intensifying repressions against Ukrainians in the occupied territories
Columns - 30 May 2025

Freezing the conflict means intensifying repressions against Ukrainians in the occupied territories

ZMINA published a speech by Olha Skrypnyk, Head of the Crimean Human Rights Group, explaining the consequences of ignoring humanitarian challenges in the negotiation process

Russians hit Zaporizhzhia Oblast with guided aerial bombs, killing and injuring people
News - 29 May 2025

Russians hit Zaporizhzhia Oblast with guided aerial bombs, killing and injuring people

Russians attacked the village of Verkhna Tersa with guided aerial bombs at dawn

Two men die in Russian drone attack on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast
News - 29 May 2025

Two men die in Russian drone attack on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast

Russian forces frequently target civilians in the Kherson Oblast with drone attacks. Local authorities regularly report casualties caused by explosives dropped from drones

Court sentences Russian soldier Ruslan Minkhazov to life in absentia for shooting a civilian car in the Chernihiv Oblast
News - 28 May 2025

Court sentences Russian soldier Ruslan Minkhazov to life in absentia for shooting a civilian car in the Chernihiv Oblast

A Russian soldier who was involved in shooting a car carrying civilians in the region in 2022 has been found guilty of violating the laws and customs of war in absentia, combined with intentional murder.

Russians kill 12 and injure over 60 people in largest attack on Ukraine
News - 25 May 2025

Russians kill 12 and injure over 60 people in largest attack on Ukraine

Russian armed forces attacked thirteen Ukrainian regions: the capital, the Kyiv Oblast, the Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyy, Ternopil, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, and Poltava Oblasts

Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv, injuring 15 civilians
News - 24 May 2025

Russia launches major aerial attack on Kyiv, injuring 15 civilians

It was one of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the onset of full-scale war of Russians against Ukrainian people

Russians kill a 32-year-old woman in Chuhuiv, five others injured across Kharkiv Oblast
News - 23 May 2025

Russians kill a 32-year-old woman in Chuhuiv, five others injured across Kharkiv Oblast

Russians killed a 32-year-old woman and injured two people. They also damaged a business facility, houses and cars

Russian ballistic missiles kill two, injure eight in attack on Odesa port
News - 23 May 2025

Russian ballistic missiles kill two, injure eight in attack on Odesa port

Kiper also reported that a port employee was killed in the Russian strike. Four of the people injured in the attack are in a serious condition, two in a moderate condition and two sustained minor injuries

Russians kill elderly woman in Kherson
News - 22 May 2025

Russians kill elderly woman in Kherson

The law enforcement officers have initiated criminal proceedings in connection with the commission of a war crime that caused the death of a person (Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)

Russian guided bombs and rockets kill one, injure seven in Kupiansk area
News - 21 May 2025

Russian guided bombs and rockets kill one, injure seven in Kupiansk area

The Russians struck a three-storey apartment building with a guided aerial bomb in the settlement of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyy. The attack completely destroyed one of the building’s entrances and damaged nearby apartment buildings and houses

Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 13 nuclear workers illegally detained over three years
News - 21 May 2025

Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 13 nuclear workers illegally detained over three years

Regarding the illegally convicted nuclear workers, seven of them have received sentences in fabricated criminal cases, three are awaiting "trial," and the fate of another three is unknown, leading them to be considered missing

Russian media is an important link in the chain of intimidation against Crimeans under occupation – ZMINA human rights advocate
News - 20 May 2025

Russian media is an important link in the chain of intimidation against Crimeans under occupation – ZMINA human rights advocate

During the First Crimea Week in Brussels, a human rights advocate from the Human Rights Centre ZMINA explained how the Russian media plays a crucial role in intimidating Crimeans with pro-Ukrainian views in the temporarily occupied territories

Sevastopol’s “Tauric Chersonese” museum-reserve added to EU sanctions list
News - 20 May 2025

Sevastopol’s “Tauric Chersonese” museum-reserve added to EU sanctions list

The "Tauric Chersonese" cultural site, located in temporarily occupied Crimea, has been included in the European Union's 17th package of sanctions against Russia

Russian artillery kills elderly woman in Siversk, wounds five others across Donetsk Oblast
News - 19 May 2025

Russian artillery kills elderly woman in Siversk, wounds five others across Donetsk Oblast

Lyman also came under attack. A shell struck a civilian car with a 56-year-old driver and a 52-year-old passenger

Three Russian servicemen charged in absentia with rape and abuse of civilians under occupation in the Luhansk region
News - 19 May 2025

Three Russian servicemen charged in absentia with rape and abuse of civilians under occupation in the Luhansk region

The names of the suspects have not been released, but it is known that two were part of the 123rd Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 2nd Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, and the third was a member of the so-called 15th Territorial Defence Battalion "USSR Bryanka." The latter group has been known for torture, robbery, and killings since 2014

Over 80% of civilian hostages suffered violence while held in Russian captivity
News - 17 May 2025

Over 80% of civilian hostages suffered violence while held in Russian captivity

The MIHR, together with the Human Rights Centre ZMINA, analysed the testimonies of 93 civilians released from Russian captivity. Human rights activists interviewed 61 men and 32 women aged between 24 and 60 from various occupations, including civil servants, journalists, volunteers, teachers, and others