Ukrainians

Ukrainian teenager who was illegally transferredfrom Kherson region to Russia, where he was placed with a family in violation of international law, committed suicide
News - 24 December 2024

Ukrainian teenager who was illegally transferredfrom Kherson region to Russia, where he was placed with a family in violation of international law, committed suicide

The Russian family confiscated Yakushchenko's Ukrainian passport when he planned to return to his mother in Ukraine, a practice reportedly known to Russian guardianship authorities

Russian forces rain 1,000 shells on Kherson in 40 minutes: two men killed, 11 injured
News - 20 December 2024

Russian forces rain 1,000 shells on Kherson in 40 minutes: two men killed, 11 injured

The Russians launched a combined attack with cannon artillery and multiple rocket launchers on Kherson and surrounding settlements. The attack lasted about an hour

Ukrainian activist Iryna Horobtsova, who has brain aneurysm, denied treatment at Simferopol pre-trial detention center No. 1
News - 19 December 2024

Ukrainian activist Iryna Horobtsova, who has brain aneurysm, denied treatment at Simferopol pre-trial detention center No. 1

Olena Korniy reveals that her sister had been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm before Russia's full-scale invasion. Recently, fellow inmates helped Horobtsova during a severe cardiac episode, when she lay curled up in pain. Medical staff ignored her requests for assistance

“Not random acts”: Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner reports record surge in Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs in 2024
News - 19 December 2024

“Not random acts”: Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner reports record surge in Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs in 2024

When Lubinets contacted Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova, she promised a "legal response" to these facts. However, the Ukrainian Ombudsman expressed scepticism about this commitment

Russians killed an elderly man in Chernihiv Oblast
News - 17 December 2024

Russians killed an elderly man in Chernihiv Oblast

A killed civilian was a local resident

Ukraine can sustain defense for six months without US aid – Finance Minister Marchenko
News - 11 December 2024

Ukraine can sustain defense for six months without US aid – Finance Minister Marchenko

When questioned about potential US aid suspension, Marchenko acknowledged the significant challenge such a scenario would pose to Ukraine's defense capabilities, while emphasizing that it would not lead to an inevitable collapse

Russian ballistic missile strike on Zaporizhzhia kills eight civilians, wounds 22, including two doctors (updated)
News - 10 December 2024

Russian ballistic missile strike on Zaporizhzhia kills eight civilians, wounds 22, including two doctors (updated)

The Prosecutor General's Office detailed the extensive damage caused by the strike: a private clinic and a nearby cafe were completely destroyed. The powerful blast wave and flying debris severely damaged multi-story residential buildings and local residents' vehicles. Additionally, a school and an extracurricular facility suffered partial destruction

Ukraine assembles coalition to strategise war diplomacy
News - 09 December 2024

Ukraine assembles coalition to strategise war diplomacy

The spokesperson announced that Ukraine plans to hold a meeting of these countries in December "to coordinate and develop a unified position" to ensure Ukraine's strength "in any scenario – both at the negotiation table and on the battlefield"

Russian drone strikes in Kherson kill one and injure multiple civilians
News - 09 December 2024

Russian drone strikes in Kherson kill one and injure multiple civilians

Another man was injured when explosives were dropped from a drone in the suburbs of Kherson. The local resident, 61, sustained shrapnel wounds

How Russian missile strikes crippled Ukraine’s healthcare system – report by Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds
News - 07 December 2024

How Russian missile strikes crippled Ukraine’s healthcare system – report by Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds

Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds documented the cumulative and reverberating impacts of Russian attacks on energy on health care in Ukraine

Russias killed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Kryvyi Rih ten civilians on the evening of St Nicholas Day
News - 06 December 2024

Russias killed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Kryvyi Rih ten civilians on the evening of St Nicholas Day

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin does not seek real peace, but only desires the ability to inflict violence on any country through bombs, missiles, and other means

Russians kill three people and injure five more in Donetsk Oblast
News - 05 December 2024

Russians kill three people and injure five more in Donetsk Oblast

He reported that a drone strike damaged a vehicle in Kotlyne. In Pokrovsk, Russians destroyed eight multi-storey buildings and two cars, killing one person. Later, Filashkin revealed that Russian artillery shelling in Kostiantynivka killed a 52-year-old man and left three others moderately injured

More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem
Columns - 04 December 2024

More than 60 Crimean political prisoners are already in need of urgent medical care: How to solve this problem

The main problem that political prisoners face behind bars is that they are systematically denied medical care; in particular, prisoners with disabilities, the elderly, and those who have chronic diseases or have been tortured and have acquired serious illnesses as a result of inhuman conditions of detention, ZMINA human rights advocate Viktoria Nesterenko states

Russians strike bus stop near Kherson, killing a civlian man and woman and injuring one person
News - 30 November 2024

Russians strike bus stop near Kherson, killing a civlian man and woman and injuring one person

The attack killed a man and a woman, and wounded another civilian, who was hospitalised

Russian forces execute 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war in last two months alone, official report
News - 23 November 2024

Russian forces execute 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war in last two months alone, official report

Law enforcement agencies are currently investigating 53 criminal cases regarding the execution of 177 Ukrainian defenders. The majority occurred in 2024 – 37 criminal cases regarding the execution of 109 people

Editor of Crimean Tatar children’s magazine Edie Muslimova abducted in temporarily occupied Crimea (updated)
News - 22 November 2024

Editor of Crimean Tatar children’s magazine Edie Muslimova abducted in temporarily occupied Crimea (updated)

"Armanchyq" has been published in Crimea since 2011 and is released monthly

Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast
News - 19 November 2024

Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast

Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office specified that an eight-year-old boy had been killed in the attack

Russia сontinues illegal child deportations despite ICC arrest warrants – Almenda’s report
News - 19 November 2024

Russia сontinues illegal child deportations despite ICC arrest warrants – Almenda’s report

Despite International Criminal Court arrest warrants issued in March 2023 against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for child deportations, Russia continues its practices. In 2024, the scale of unlawful child transfers has increased, with camp programs explicitly aimed at destroying Ukrainian children's national identity, human rights advocates emphasise