Ukraine
Russia deploys foreign fighters in Huliaipole assaults, Ukrainian military says
After arriving in Russia, recruits have their documents and mobile phones confiscated, their ability to communicate restricted, and are later sent to the front line
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland urge EU to end investment treaties with Russia
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland called on the European Commission, alongside member states, to develop a joint plan to resolve the issue in line with the EU’s sanctions policy regarding Russia
Landmines and other explosive items have killed 510 people in Ukraine since full-scale invasion
Since the start of the full-scale war, landmines and other explosive ordnance have killed 26 children: 25 boys and one girl. A further 145 children have been injured – 125 boys and 20 girls
Jammed, then struck: how Bakhmut’s Free Radio reinvented itself as a watchdog
Anastasiia Shybiko, co-founder and director of Free Radio, told ZMINA how the outlet continues to operate without its radio broadcasts, how it prompts officials and government representatives to correct their mistakes, and how it pushes local authorities in Donetsk Oblast to become more transparent and responsive to residents
Bodies of at least 42 people recovered from rubble of school destroyed by Russian strike in Komyshuvakha
Law enforcement officials reported that search and rescue operations at the site of the destroyed school are continuing
Russians target critical nuclear power infrastructure during massive missile and drone attack
Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal described the attack as a serious escalation and called on international partners to respond to strikes on the infrastructure that ensures the stable operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants
Amnesty International calls on Russia to end its systematic attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
During the winter of 2025–2026, the Russian Armed Forces carried out at least 423 attacks on electricity infrastructure and 74 strikes on heating facilities, according to UN monitoring
More than 50 Ukrainian journalists urge colleagues to maintain war coverage
The media workers criticised publications that describe Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries as "madness," while Russian attacks on schools, hospitals and residential neighbourhoods do not receive proper attention
RSF publishes 2026 ‘press freedom predators’ list featuring Putin and Trump
RSF has documented more than 230 attacks by Russian military personnel on journalists and media on Ukrainian territory, where 16 media workers have been killed and 53 injured
Two killed in Russian attack on Vinnytsia region
Тhe strike hit between a dormitory and an educational institution
Bodies of 47 civilians from Oleshky moved to occupied Henichesk, Kherson Oblast
The circumstances of these people's deaths and the reasons why their bodies were stored in the hospital basements for a long time are currently unknown
Council of Europe calls on Ukraine to allow alternative service for believers during war
Thirteen criminal proceedings were also opened against Jehovah's Witnesses under Article 402 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("disobedience or refusal to obey a military order") and 44 criminal cases under Article 407 ("absence without leave from a military unit or place of service"), which carries a penalty of up to 10 years' imprisonment
Ukraine lacks independent regulator for personal data protection, shadow report concludes
In the 2025 report, the European Commission noted that Ukraine has not achieved significant changes in the sphere of personal data protection, meaning current legislation and the institutional capacity of state supervision do not meet EU standards
Civil society report on Ukraine’s EU accession finds no progress on LGBTQI+ rights legislation
In 2025, the monitoring network of the LGBT Human Rights Nash Svit Center recorded 60 incidents based on homophobia or transphobia, discrimination and other human rights violations (75 incidents in 2024). Of these, 23 incidents showed signs of hate crimes, and 15 were hate incidents
Russia recruits nearly 46,000 foreign nationals from 151 countries into its army – Coordination Headquarters
Nearly 47% of those surveyed signed contracts to obtain Russian citizenship. According to Usov, signing a contract with the Ministry of Defence is a prerequisite for acquiring citizenship in Russia
Former Sakhalin investigator Aleksandr Tsarakaev leads Russian Investigative Committee in occupied Melitopol
According to data from the Evocation platform, Tsarakaev was born in 1966 in Dolinsk on Sakhalin, Russia. He worked in investigative bodies in the Sakhalin and Amur regions, and after the start of the full-scale invasion, he was sent to temporarily occupied territory in Ukraine
Most women facing perinatal loss in Ukraine receive no hospital counselling, survey shows
The authors define perinatal loss as the death of a child at any stage of pregnancy, during labour or shortly after birth. At the same time, they noted that the survey results cannot be generalised to all women in Ukraine who have had such an experience, as participation was voluntary and the sample is not representative
Remains of about 30 people found in search for Ukrainians killed in 1944 in Poland
Searchers are examining the burial sites of Ukrainians killed on 10 March 1944 during an attack by units of the Home Army and the Peasants' Battalions – Polish underground armed formations from the Second World War
Columns
Fighting a ‘holy war’: Why a sacralised war resists Western strategy
“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
