Vladimir Putin
Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Donald Trump announced ceasefire – Zelenskyy
On Monday, Ukraine's state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo reported "new power cuts" in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia due to damage caused to energy equipment by Russian attacks
We are ready to agree, but energy facility in Kharkiv has just been hit – Zelenskyy on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’
He also noted that over the past week alone, the Russians have carried out over 200 strikes against power generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine. Another 17 strikes during the week have targeted gas and oil facilities in Ukraine. In this one week alone, the Russians have killed more than 150 Ukrainians and injured over 700 people
Russian aerial bomb strike on Zaporizhzhia apartment block kills at least 24 civilians (updated)
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into a war crime resulting in casualties under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast are conducting the inquiry
Four injured monks and body of deceased clergyman evacuated under Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast
Four monks from a local monastery were evacuated from the Novoraisk "hromada", a local government area that includes one or more nearby settlements. Most likely, it is the St Gregory's Monastery
Fighting a ‘holy war’: Why a sacralised war resists Western strategy
The religious dimension must be integrated into strategic analysis rather than left at its margins: it shapes when Russia fights, how it fights, and whether it can stop. Second, planning horizons must lengthen - a frame built to absorb defeat will not collapse on the timeline that sanctions or battlefield pressure assume
Russian drone hits Odesa apartment block as overnight barrage leaves three dead and 29 injured nationwide
Overnight on 12 September, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as attack drones, resulting in fatalities and injuries, including a child, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and heads of local regional military administrations stated
Russian shelling killed six adults and a child in Ukraine on 30 August
As a result of shelling by the Russian military over the 24 hours of 30 August in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia Regions (Oblasts), seven civilians were killed, and at least 37 more were injured, in particular in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv Oblasts, and in Kyiv, according to reports of the National Police of Ukraine
Russian strikes kill at least 13 and set fire to Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (updated)
The city suffered extensive destruction, including the 11th-century Dormition Cathedral in the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the Anti-Corruption Court building
Leaders of Ukraine, the UK, France and Germany outline five conditions for lasting peace
The parties "emphasised that Europe, as a steadfast ally of Ukraine, must play an important role in any settlement"
Putin has no intention of ending the war
Zelenskyy noted he had spoken with his diplomatic team. Ukraine is currently preparing for a series of meetings with its European and U.S. partners
Russian strikes killed 16 civilians in Ukraine on 3 June
Russian military strikes on 3 June killed 16 civilians in the Kharkiv, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Sumy regions and injured at least 95 others, including in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions
Russian attacks on May 13 killed six civilians across Ukraine
As a result of Russian shelling on May 13, 2026, six civilians were killed in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Additionally, nearly forty people sustained injuries, including in the Sumy and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblasts
International Criminal Court declares Tajikistan’s failure to execute arrest warrant for Putin
In October 2025, Russian dictator Putin visited Tajikistan for a series of summits; however, the country's authorities ignored the International Criminal Court's requirements to arrest the Russian leader on suspicion of involvement in the deportation of Ukrainian children
Gazprom, Rosneft funded deportation of at least 2,158 Ukrainian children — Yale study
Yale report’s findings have added significance given the Donald Trump Administration’s decision on 12 March 2026 to temporarily authorize the sale, delivery, or offloading of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products that were already loaded onto shipping vessels in an attempt to stabilize global energy markets amid disruptions from the Iran war
UN’s Independent Commission of Inquiry stated that Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children amounts to crime against humanity
According to a UN commission, the abduction of Ukrainian children to Russia and Belarus constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity. The acts are widespread, systematic, and coordinated by the highest levels of the Russian government
The lesson of Crimea: Rewarding aggression only invites more war
Every year on February 26, Ukraine marks the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol. This date commemorates the largest resistance rally held outside the walls of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea
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
Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid with heaviest missile attack of the year
Residents spent the night sheltering in metro stations, with some pitching tents on the platforms to protect themselves from the freezing cold
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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
