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Russian drones kill grandparents and 3-year-old grandson in Kyiv Oblast

A grandfather, grandmother and their 3-year-old grandson were killed in the village of Pukhivka in Kyiv Oblast during Russia’s overnight drone attack on Saturday, Aug. 8, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

8 August, 02:35 PM

Russian drone kills family members at gas station

Russian forces struck the Shyroke community in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast’s Kryvyi Rih district, killing three people and injuring six others, regional military administration chief Oleksandr Hanzha said on Aug. 3.

3 August, 05:15 PM

U.N. says May was Ukraine’s deadliest month for civilians since April 2022

May was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022 as attacks and casualties rose, Latvia’s U.N. envoy Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes said at a U.N. Security Council session.

10 June, 03:30 PM

Polish traveler likely killed in Russian detention

A Polish citizen who traveled to Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories in 2023 to personally check media reports of the war was likely tortured to death in a Russian detention center in Taganrog, Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Dec. 30, citing the Russian human rights group Memorial and witness accounts.

8 January, 12:45 PM

Russian troops execute five civilians in Donetsk Oblast after demanding info on Ukrainian forces

Russian forces shot and killed five civilians in the village of Zvanivka, Bakhmut district, Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 20, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

23 October 2025, 02:19 PM

Russian officer involved in Kupyansk civilian shootings named by SBU

Ukraine's SBU Security Service identified a Russian military commander who ordered the execution of three civilians attempting to evacuate Kupyansk on Oct. 2, 2025, the SBU announced in a Telegram post.

9 October 2025, 03:30 PM

Russian troops ordered to shoot civilians in Kupyansk — Ukrainian military

Russian forces in occupied areas of Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast have been ordered to shoot civilians remaining in Kupyansk, Col. Oleh Sushynskyi of the North Operational Strategic Grouping of Forces said on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 05:20 PM

Russian strike on pensioners in Yarova: death toll rises to 25

The death toll from Russia’s airstrike on the village of Yarova, Donetsk Oblast, on Sept. 9 has risen to 25, Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 01:28 PM

Death toll rises in Kyiv following Russian strike on July 4

Another person who was injured during the Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital on July 4 died in the hospital, Kyiv City Military Administration reported on July 8.

8 July 2025, 12:20 PM

Russian forces strike Kherson Oblast — two killed, 34 injured

Russian forces shelled multiple settlements in Kherson Oblast, killing two people and injuring 34 more on June 17, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on June 18.

18 June 2025, 01:30 PM

Six confirmed dead in Russian attack on civilian plant in Kharkiv, six-day rescue operation completed

Ukrainian rescuers have completed a six-day operation at a Kharkiv factory struck by Russia, recovering six civilian bodies from the rubble, Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES) reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 09:45 AM

Kremlin spokesman repeats lies after Sumy strike

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov cynically downplayed Russia’s deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, which killed at least 34 people and wounded 120 others on Palm Sunday, April 13.

14 April 2025, 04:42 PM

Shahed drone strike on Sumy: 4 dead, 9 injured, including a child

A Russian Shahed drone hit a residential building in Sumy, resulting in four fatalities and nine injuries, including a seven-year-old child, Suspilne Sumy broadcaster reported on Jan. 30.

30 January 2025, 10:50 AM

Law enforcement identifies Pskov paratroopers in Bucha civilian shootings

Law enforcement has identified 12 Russian servicemen involved in the mass shootings of civilians in Bucha, the National Police said on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 06:14 PM

Russia launches deadly missile attack on Kryvyi Rih

Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, at least three people have been confirmed dead, local authorities reported on Telegram on Jan. 17.

17 January 2025, 01:58 PM

Dniprorudne mayor killed in Russian captivity back in February 2024, prosecutors say

Russians killed the mayor of Dniprorudne, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Yevhen Matvieyev, back in February 2024, the Zaporizhzhya Oblast Prosecutor's Office confirmed in a comment to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 04:50 PM

Casualty toll climbs to 14 as Russia strikes Kryvyi Rih residential area

Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih killed one man, the number of injured has risen to 14, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast governor Serhiy Lysak wrote on Telegram on Oct. 29.

29 October 2024, 10:51 AM

Russian forces bomb Kharkiv bakery, killing one and injuring eight

Russian occupation forces struck a civilian bakery in Kharkiv on Tuesday, Sep. 24, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

24 September 2024, 07:50 PM

Russian daytime strike on Kherson kills 27-year-old man

The Russian forces launched an attack on Kherson's Dniprovskyi district, killing a 27-year-old man, local governor Roman Mrochko reported on Telegram on Sept. 20.

20 September 2024, 02:44 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia has committed 137,000 known war crimes.

11 September 2024, 04:00 PM

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