United Nations
Ukraine’s denial of alternative service for believers violates international law — UN
There have also been instances where believers, once in the military, found themselves unable to perform their duties due to religious restrictions
Just peace in Ukraine must fully protect territorial integrity — UN Secretary-General António Guterres
António Guterres emphasized that a just peace in Ukraine must fully ensure the country's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the UN Charter, international law, and the relevant UN resolutions.
Greece urges Russia to immediately return forcibly “transferred Ukrainian children”
Greece joined international calls for Russia to immediately return over 20,000 Ukrainian children forcibly transferred or deported since the invasion, with officials warning the practice represents "a blatant assault on our humanity"
Maternal mortality in Ukraine has increased by 37% during the war of Russians – UNFPA
Experts explained that strikes on hospitals and the destruction of critical medical services are forcing women to give birth in increasingly dangerous conditions
Civilian deaths from Russian strikes in large cities of Ukraine up fourfold in first 10 months of 2025 – UN (updated)
In addition to the fatalities, at least 3,529 people sustained various injuries, which is 75% higher than during the same period last year
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Serhiy Kyslytsya stated that Russia's war against Ukraine is a neo-colonial war, and also emphasized that for the Kremlin, Ukrainians are a resource for restoring an imagined empire
Ukraine closes Cuba embassy and downgrades ties over Havana’s complicity in Russian aggression
Ukraine voted against the United Nations General Assembly resolution "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," adding that this step has serious grounds
Russia attacks UN humanitarian convoy in Kherson Oblast, destroys aid trucks (updated)
Prokudin reported Russia deliberately struck four white trucks with UN markings that were carrying humanitarian aid to civilians, using drones and artillery
Force cannot define international borders
Taoiseach reaffirmed Ireland’s steadfast support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that justice must underpin any lasting peace. Concluding, he pledged that Ireland and the EU will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes
During Crimea Platform Summit at the UN, Zelensky urges world to resist normalizing Russian occupation
Ukrainian President called for continued sanctions coordination among partners. He also thanked participants for maintaining sanctions and urged the international community not to allow killings and occupation to become something "the world can simply turn a blind eye to."
Russian drone attacks on civilians amount to crimes against humanity – UN Commission
Recurrent attacks have gradually destroyed entire localities. Many of the victims suffer from the loss of loved ones or of their houses and livelihoods and feel that they have "lost everything." Closer to the frontlines, older persons have been particularly affected, as many are unable to flee, making them vulnerable to risks of attacks, the Chair of the Commission, Erik Møse, said.
Imposing neutrality on Ukraine contradicts international law – scholars
According to Valeriy Chalyy, Chairman of the Board of the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, the issue of imposing neutrality on Ukraine by the aggressor country is carried over from one document produced by Moscow to another. Consequently, this issue features in negotiations and media narratives
Attacks by Russians in June caused highest number of civilian fatalities in Ukraine over past 3 years – UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine
The mission highlighted that the Russian Federation launched ten times more missile strikes and loitering munition attacks in June 2025 than in the same month of 2024
Russians kill four people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
At 20:33, Fedorov reported that three women had been killed in a Russian attack on the village of Ternuvate in the Zaporizhzhia District
UN World Food Programme helps feed over 150,000 Ukrainian school children with hot meals
2.2 million hryvnias in aid from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been approved for the nutrition of primary school students.
Ukrainian Ombudsman reports new POW executions by Russian forces
He sent letters to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross after a video emerged showing the bodies of five Ukrainian soldiers apparently executed after capture by the Russians
The UN suspends humanitarian aid to some regions of Ukraine due to the reduction of funding from the United States
According to Guterres, cash-based programs, a crucial element of humanitarian assistance for one million people, have been suspended in the affected regions in Ukraine
German political scientist and historian Andreas Umland warns of security risks for countries in Africa, South America and Asia due to Russia’s war against Ukraine
In his lecture, Dr Andreas Umland explains why he considers the global security order to be endangered by the war in Ukraine
Columns
The lesson of Crimea: Rewarding aggression only invites more war
Not just Ukraine — Russia is preparing Ukrainian children for future wars elsewhere
Why “good Russians” in exile repeat Russian and Soviet colonial narratives
Reconciliation never ends: on the challenges of decolonization in South Africa
