Zaporizhzhia region
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
Russian military strikes across Ukraine leave 11 civilians dead and 126 wounded on 10 September
Eleven civilians were killed and at least 126 others were injured across the Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk Regions (Oblasts), with casualties also reported in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts, as a result of Russian military shelling over the course of 10 September, the National Police reported
Man faces trial in occupied Melitopol over online comment posted four years ago
The occupation authorities continue to use old posts and comments by residents of the Melitopol area as grounds for criminal prosecution
Russian strikes kill 14 civilians across seven Ukrainian regions, police report
As a result of Russian military shelling over the course of 9 September 2026, 14 civilians were killed, and at least 102 others were injured across Kyiv and the Sumy, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk Regions (Oblasts), with casualties also reported in the Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts, the National Police reported
Russian shelling across six Ukrainian regions leaves multiple dead and injured
Russian military shelling overnight and on the morning of 8 September 2026 resulted in fatalities, injuries and destruction across Kyiv and the Kyiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa Regions (Oblasts), the respective regional military administrations and the State Emergency Service reported
Over 100 underground schools built in Ukraine with 131 more under construction
Butenko asserts that 82% of students can now study "safely" thanks to shelters of various levels of protection
Russian shelling kills 16 civilians and injures 57 across Ukraine on 1 September
On 1 September 2026, Russian military shelling killed 16 civilians in Kyiv and the Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Sumy Regions (Oblasts), and injured at least 57 more, in particular in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Odesa Oblasts
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