Ukraine
Russian attacks killed over 160 people in Ukraine during January — UN report
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) stated in its report that at least 161 civilians were killed and another 757 people were injured due to Russian attacks across Ukraine in January 2026. Massive strikes on energy infrastructure caused large-scale disruptions of electricity, heat, and water for millions of Ukrainians
Zelenskyy compares Donbas withdrawal risk to Afghanistan pullout
Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine simply cannot withdraw from its own territory in exchange for its other sovereign territories where thousands of people live
On February 12, Russian shelling killed eight adults and child in Ukraine
As a result of Russian shelling during the 24-hour period of February 12, 2026, nine civilians were killed in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions, and more than two dozen others were injured, including in Kyiv and the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions
Russian military has been killing children in Ukraine with shelling for four consecutive days
In total, since 2022, the Russian army has killed 684 children in Ukraine according to official data alone, and injured more than 2,300 others. Last year, the number of killed and injured children tripled compared to the year before
Russian strike kills three brothers, injures their mother and grandmother in Kramatorsk
Four people, including three brothers, have been killed and two of their relatives have been injured in a Russian strike on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk Oblast on the evening of February 12
Russians killed six adults and three children in Ukraine with shelling on February 11
As a result of Russian military shelling over the course of February 11 in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk regions, nine civilians were killed, and more than four dozen others sustained various injuries, specifically in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions
Russian night drone strikes kill father and three children: widespread destruction and further injuries reported
Four victims of the overnight strike are a family from Bohodukhiv in the Kharkiv Oblast
Moscow pressures families of Ukrainian POWs to register blocked Starlink terminals
The Coordination Headquarters called on Ukrainians to contact them and law enforcement agencies if they receive offers or threats to register terminals in their name
Russians kill three, injure 26 in four regions over past day
Three people were killed and 26 others injured in Russian shelling over the past day in the Donetsk, Kherson, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions
Russia carried out a massive attack on the energy of Ukraine overnight: under strike are substations, power lines, and TPPs
On the night of February 7, Russian troops carried out another massive attack on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine. The Russian army launched strikes on substations and overhead lines, as well as on the Burshtyn and Dobrotvir TPPs
Last year’s Russian shelling of boarding school in Sudzha: analysts identified the likely perpetrators
During the Ukrainian occupation of parts of Russia's Kurs'k region, Russian troops launched a series of strikes using various weaponry on a boarding school in Sudzha. The facility served as a shelter for civilians and housed a military command post. According to a thematic report by Truth Hounds, a member of the "Ukraine. Five AM" coalition, soldiers from the "Sever" grouping may be responsible for the attacks. The unit is under the command of Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin.
Human rights defenders urge Zelenskyy to prioritize protection for war victims
Human rights advocates believe that following the liquidation of the Ministry for Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories -- a decision approved by the President -- the head of state himself could initiate a revision of the support architecture and the creation of an effective government body
At least seven killed, 15 injured in Russian cluster munitions strike on Druzhkivka market
Russian forces also dropped two aerial bombs on Druzhkivka, damaging an industrial area, three apartment buildings, and three houses
Overnight Russian strikes leave dead and injured in several regions in Ukraine
Russian military strikes on the night of February 4, 2026, left civilians dead and injured in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, while also causing large-scale destruction
Russian strikes took the lives of six people in Ukraine on February 2
As a result of Russian shelling over the course of February 2, 2026, seven civilians were killed in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, and at least 26 more were injured, including in the Sumy and Cherkasy Oblasts
On February 1, Russians killed 17 civilians in Ukraine
Russian military shelling on February 1, 2026, killed 17 civilians in the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, while over three dozen others sustained injuries across the Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions
From Nairobi to the Donbas: Nearly 300 deceived Kenyans trapped on Russian front lines
Wellington Nyongesa, intake editor at Standard Group PLC, stated at the Third International Conference Crimea Global that nearly 300 young Kenyan men are trapped on the Russian front lines in Ukraine, lured by false promises of jobs in supermarkets, logistics, and construction
From Venezuela to Ukraine, behind every repressed person stands a woman who becomes their voice
Tamara Sujú Roa addressed the audience during a panel discussion "Girl Power. Women against violence and oppression worldwide", which provided a glimpse into the position and the role of women in various parts of the world seized by authoritarian and other destructive forces
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