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Ukraine pushes back against US proposal to unblock Russian agricultural trade
The White House claimed that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping and stop military strikes in the Black Sea
Over 640,000 Ukrainian women will feel the negative impacts of US authorities halting funding to the UN Reproductive and Sexual Health Agency
The UN emphasised that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, cases of domestic, sexual, and other forms of gender-based violence in Ukraine have increased more than threefold. The organisation estimates that 2.4 million people, predominantly women and girls, urgently require measures to prevent and respond to such violence
Seventy-five percent of civil society organisations are actively looking for alternative resources to finance their activities – survey
Currently, only 1% of respondents have already received support from new funding sources
Russia launches massive missile, drone attack on Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure
The Air Force's air surveillance troops detected and tracked 261 Russian drones and missiles – 67 missiles and 194 attack UAVs and decoy drones of various types
The families of prisoners of war and civilian hostages rallied outside the US Embassy in Kyiv, urging their release under the “all for all” formula
More than 500 family members of prisoners of war and civilians illegally detained by Russia held placards in English reading: "Help Free Civilians," "Every POW Has the Right to Freedom," "Captivity Kills Our Sons and Husbands," "Want Peace? But First Return POWs," "No Negotiations, No Deals Until Our POWs Return Home." Attendees also unfurled a large banner stating, "Don't Let Russia Torture and Kill Our POWs."
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
Ukrainian civil society organisations explain why Ukraine can’t hold elections during martial law
The NGOs reminded the readers that it is Russia’s unprovoked act of aggression against a sovereign state which makes holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine impossible
Justice cannot be subject to political pressure
ZMINA publishes a statement of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane following the issuance of US Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court
Almost 60% of Ukrainian media face crisis as US support suspended – IMI survey
The immediate effects of the funding suspension have already manifested, with 7.5% of outlets reducing staff, 9.5% facing office space issues, 11% cutting content production, and 10.5% implementing salary reductions or transitioning to part-time work
Ukraine can sustain defence 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
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula disrupts discussion on Russia’s war in Ukraine at G20 Summit: Macron and Scholz express disappointment
Macron argued that the text should have been clearer on the war. Nevertheless, this does not alter France's position: it is an aggressive war launched by Russia against Ukraine, and the country's priority remains achieving lasting peace, Macron added
Russians killed mother and three children in Kryvyi Rih with a ballistic missile, including a baby under one year old
Correspondents from the national joint 24/7 newscast reported from the scene that an entire family, the mother and her three children: two and ten-year-old boys and a two-month-old girl, was killed in the Russian attack.
2,000 Russian drones hit Ukraine in October alone using 170,000 components from China, US and Europe – Zelenskyy
Bohdan Bernatskyy, a member of the Sanctions Policy Working Group of the Crimean Platform Expert Network, revealed at the Third Parliamentary Summit in Latvia that over 1,300 Russian military companies and 2 million industry workers continue operating, many without international restrictions
Russian attack on Kharkiv police claims life of colonel, injures 46
Russians killed a Police Colonel Andrii Matviienko
“Appeasement never works”: Lessons from Bosnia’s post-war justice
Dr. Denis Zvizdić emphasised the importance of establishing an international tribunal to hold accountable all those who committed war crimes on Ukrainian territory, as well as the need to restore an international order based on rules and sanctions
Death toll rises to five after Russian bombings in Kharkiv on September 24, dozens injured
Russian army personnel struck an apartment block in the north-east Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on September 24, 2024. The wave of strikes, which officials said hit four districts of the city, was conducted by Russia using guided glide bombs
Russia struck hotel in Kramatorsk Donetsk Oblast: Two journalists injured, one trapped under rubble
All three victims are journalists, citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom
Columns
We cannot allow war to become humanity’s everyday reality again
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is a classic neo-colonial war for the enslavement of an entire people
Ukraine invites nations across Africa, South America, and Asia to join a global justice alliance
“Sharper than physical pain – the feeling of helplessness”: speech of the imprisoned journalist
