Zaporizhzhia region
Police identify 48 killed Ukrainians in Russian air strike on Komyshuvakha
The threat of repeated Russian attacks is complicating the work, so officers from anti-drone police units are providing security for the search teams
Ukrainian police and emergency services defend restrictions on journalists’ access to rescue sites, citing 42 police and rescue workers killed in repeat Russian strikes
Meeting participants also addressed the dissemination of information about the aftermath of Russian attacks on social media. Media representatives noted that journalists follow rules on delaying the publication of sensitive information, whereas anonymous Telegram channels often circulate videos and details about strike locations immediately
IAEA reports two power plant workers killed in drone attacks in Ukraine
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemned these attacks. He said that they are unacceptable and violate the indispensable pillars of nuclear safety
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
Komyshuvakha death toll rises to 33 after Russian airstrikes
The acting head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, Mykhailo Semikin, said the scale of the tragedy is significant, and rescuers continue to search for people whose fate remains unknown
Russian strikes on aid distribution site and shelter in Komyshuvakha kill at least 26 (updated)
Zelenskyy emphasised that the Russian military knew about the regular distribution of humanitarian aid at that location. He viewed the attack as evidence that Russia does not seek an end to hostilities
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
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
Media worker from Melitopol Heorhii Levchenko may be held in a detention facility in Russia’s Altai Krai
ZMINA is currently unable to confirm which facility Levchenko may be held in
Vladyslav Hershon, Telegram chat administrator, held in solitary confinement at Vladimir Central Prison
Hershon has health problems: during his most recent meeting with his lawyer, he said he was itching all over. Preliminary arrangements have been made for him to receive treatment
Russian shelling kills eight civilians and injures 52 across Ukraine on 30 September
Russian shelling killed eight civilians and injured at least 52 others on 30 September, the National Police reported. The deaths were recorded in Kyiv and in the Kyiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and the injured include people in the Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts
Russian shelling across Ukraine kills 10 civilians and injures at least 44 on 24 September
On 24 September 2026, Russian military shelling killed 10 civilians in Kyiv and the Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts) and injured at least 44 others, particularly in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kyiv and Odesa Oblasts
Centres based on the Barnahus model to be included in state child protection system in Ukraine
Ukraine is implementing the Barnahus model as part of its obligations to the EU and the Council of Europe, in particular to implement the Lanzarote Convention. This is one of the key steps towards child-friendly justice, which operates successfully in Europe
National Police report 12 dead and 68 injured following Russian strikes on 23 September
On 23 September 2026, Russian military shelling killed 12 civilians in Kyiv and the Donetsk and Kharkiv Regions (Oblasts) and injured at least 78 others, particularly in the Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts
Russian shelling kills six civilians and injures 44 across Ukraine on 20 September
Russian military shelling on 20 September 2026 killed six civilians in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Sumy Regions, and injured at least 44 more, including in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts
Russian shelling kills nine civilians and injures at least 69 across Ukraine on 16 September
Russian military shelling on 16 September 2026 killed nine civilians in the Sumy, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 69 more, including in Kyiv and the Odesa, Kharkiv and Kirovohrad Oblasts
Russian shelling kills seven and injures 68 civilians across Ukraine on 13 September
Russian military shelling on 13 September killed seven civilians in the Zhytomyr, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 68 more, including in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Odesa Oblasts
Journalist Iryna Levchenko tortured with electric shocks in secret prison in Melitopol
The media outlet RIA Pivden published Levchenko’s testimony
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