Armed Forces of Ukraine
Former Come Back Alive Foundation employee, Invictus Games coach Taras Shpuk killed on front line
Taras Shpuk became one of its first employees. He came up with the idea of developing sports for veterans and proved its effectiveness in helping soldiers adapt after injuries
President of Ukraine rejects Putin’s demand to cede all of Donetsk Oblast – Reuters
According to the source of Reuters news agency, Trump told Zelenskyy that Putin proposed to "freeze most front lines" in return for Ukraine giving Russia all of the Donetsk Oblast
Europe cannot be sidelined in Ukraine peace process – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy also said his government coordinates with European leaders "on our talks and meetings to align all positions, and also on the work each of us is doing with other leaders to defend Europe's positions."
Civil society organizations called on Zelenskyy to stop using the justice system for political reprisals against government critic Vitalii Shabunin
The representatives of the Ukrainian civil society highlighted that this prosecution is yet another episode in a long history of attacks against Shabunin personally and against the Anti-Corruption Action Centre he heads, which have been ongoing since 2016
Over 82% of Ukrainians support continuing the fight against Russian occupiers, even without U.S. support
Sociologists indicate that there is a clear consensus among Ukrainians that Ukraine must continue the fight regardless – 82%. Only 8% of respondents said that in such circumstances, they would be more inclined to accept capitulation
TSN website managing editor Dmytro Biendikov killed in action in Luhansk region
Biendikov began his career at 1+1 media in June 2023, and in July 2024, he joined the Security and Defense Forces ranks. He served in the Third Assault Brigade and died while performing a combat mission in eastern Ukraine
Documentary film released about fallen journalist and soldier Maksym Medynskyy
Medynskyy died on April 29, 2022, during a battle near Kharkiv as a result of enemy artillery fire. He was posthumously awarded the Order "For Courage" III degree and the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyy III degree
Russia illegally sentences eight more Ukrainian prisoners of war
According to the Geneva Conventions, Ukrainian military personnel cannot be held liable solely for participating in military operations. Therefore, the very existence of such trials in Russia violates the legal immunity of prisoners of war
Suspilne videographer and serviceman Kyrylo Polikevych killed in the war
A media worker is survived by his wife and 8-year-old daughter, Sofia. He would have turned 43 in April
Ukrainian Armed Forces appoint gender advisor: What will she do?
Oksana Hryhorieva is a public figure, former gender advisor to the Command of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. She previously served as the Dean of the Faculty of Enterprise Security at the European University, headed the Youth Centre of the Atlantic Council of Ukraine, and the Dniprovec. Success and Development Charitable Foundation
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 number of Ukrainians killed in captivity will be established only after all bodies are returned – UN Special Rapporteur
In her recommendations last year, Katzarova also demanded the immediate release of all Ukrainian prisoners and Russian political prisoners. She pointed out that Russians who spoke out against the war paid for it with imprisonment
Russia sentences four Ukrainian prisoners of war captured in the Kursk region to 17 years in prison
The Second Western District Military Court of Moscow has sentenced Ukrainian prisoners of war Ivan Furlet, Yuriy Zadorozhny, Yuriy Sychenko, and Yuriy Khayuk to 17 years in prison, accusing them of "terrorism" in the Kurs’k Oblast
184 Ukrainian POWs die in Russian captivity since February 2022 as torture and execution reports mount
Documented evidence also highlights numerous cases of prisoner deaths caused by inhumane conditions and torture in detention facilities
On Christmas Day Russia carried out 13th attack on energy sector of Ukraine this year: at least four civilians killed
The areas with energy facilities attacked include Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Zaporizhia. There are power cuts and planned outages across the country, including in parts of Kyiv
“Not random acts”: Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner reports record surge in Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs in 2024
When Lubinets contacted Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova, she promised a "legal response" to these facts. However, the Ukrainian Ombudsman expressed scepticism about this commitment
Russian forces execute 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war in last two months alone, official report
Law enforcement agencies are currently investigating 53 criminal cases regarding the execution of 177 Ukrainian defenders. The majority occurred in 2024 – 37 criminal cases regarding the execution of 109 people
Russians execute 16 Ukrainian POWs in active war zone of Donetsk Oblast, marking largest known battlefield killing
The Prosecutor General's Office is verifying the posted material. Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin described this as the largest known execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war on the battlefield
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