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19-year-old girl returns to Ukraine after 11 years under Russian pressure in occupied territory

A 19-year-old girl who spent 11 years under Russian pressure in occupied territory has been returned to Ukraine, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said on Telegram on Aug. 2.

2 August 2025, 10:04 PM

Ukraine returns 11 more children taken to Russia and occupied territories — President’s Office

As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, 11 Ukrainian children aged 10 to 17 were returned from occupied territories and Russia, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak announced on Telegram on July 19.

19 July 2025, 01:04 PM

Explosions rock occupied Luhansk amid reported UAV attack

Explosions rocked Russian-occupied city of Luhansk as the city was attacked by drones, Astra Telegram channel wrote on July 1.

1 July 2025, 08:18 AM

Russia holds 35,000 abducted Ukrainian children — Yale research

Russian authorities may be hosting as many as 35,000 children abducted from occupied Ukrainian territory, according to the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), ran under the auspices of the Yale School of Public Health.

27 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Russian invaders continue efforts to capture Chasiv Yar, but Ukrainian forces are successfully defending it

Russian invaders are attempting to fully occupy Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast every day, with Ukrainian servicemen successfully repelling the attacks, according to Andriy Polukhin, a representative of the press service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade, speaking on Espresso TV on June 19.

19 June 2025, 03:39 PM

Kremlin admits blast on Crimean Bridge but denies any damage

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented the attack on the Crimean Bridge by Ukraine’s Security Service, falsely claiming there was no damage on June 4.

4 June 2025, 03:09 PM

NV uncovers hidden gas flow from Crimea to occupied Ukrainian territories

NV has obtained documents revealing a scheme by the Russian government and Crimea's occupation authorities to supply energy from the annexed peninsula to occupied areas of Kherson, Zaporizhzhya and Luhansk oblasts on June 3.

3 June 2025, 11:39 AM

Russian troops occupy village of Kostiantynivka in Sumy Oblast

Russian troops have occupied the village of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s Sumy Oblast, according to the analytical portal DeepState on June 2.

2 June 2025, 02:57 PM

Life in occupied Luhansk, told through pleas to Putin

NV has obtained rare firsthand accounts from residents in the heart of Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast — personal appeals sent throughout 2024 to the Kremlin’s so-called “direct line” by people living in Slovianoserbsk district.

30 May 2025, 10:58 AM

Kremlin claims Putin plans trip to occupied Donetsk and Luhansk

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is allegedly planning visits to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on May 22, according to Russian state-run outlet RIA Novosti.

22 May 2025, 02:27 PM

Trump seeks Ukraine war’s end, unconcerned by demarcation line - Volker

U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to end the war in Ukraine but is indifferent to where the line of occupation lies, former U.S. special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker told NV in an interview released on May 14.

14 May 2025, 11:03 AM

Kremlin wants new Ukraine talks based on Istanbul drafts and 'realities'

Russia wants any new negotiations with Ukraine to be based on the results of the talks held in Istanbul in 2022 and the current “realities on the ground,” meaning the occupation of Ukrainian territory, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on May 11, Russian state news agency Interfax reported.

11 May 2025, 03:25 PM

Yellow Ribbon marks three years of resisting Russian occupation

April 25 marked three years since the launch of the Yellow Ribbon partisan movement — ordinary Ukrainians who stayed behind in Russian-occupied territories, waiting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to return and showing nonviolent resistance to the occupiers. The movement’s coordinator, whose name is withheld for security reasons, spoke with Radio NV about how they carry out their missions.

28 April 2025, 03:30 PM

Trump pushes Ukraine to accept capitulation terms during ceasefire talks in Paris

Ukraine is under U.S. pressure to accept President Donald Trump’s administration plan to end the war, which includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO, The Wall Street Journal wrote on April 20.

21 April 2025, 09:07 AM

Ukraine’s ‘five territories’ concession at core of Trump envoy’s peace ‘breakthrough’

The outlines of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia are “gradually emerging,” US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on April 14 after his third five-hour meeting with Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin.

15 April 2025, 12:50 PM

Russia stole more than 1.7 million Ukrainian cultural artifacts

Russian authorities stole more than 1.7 million items of Ukrainian cultural heritage from occupied territories, Culture Minister Mykola Tochitsky said on April 11.

11 April 2025, 11:43 PM

Ukraine calls for international response to Russia's religious repression

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry urges the international community to address ongoing religious freedom violations in Russian-occupied areas on April 10.

10 April 2025, 12:40 PM

Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine's 'red lines' in peace talks to end the war

Ukraine's "red lines" in any future peace talks are its territorial integrity and military strength, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 3.

3 April 2025, 06:10 PM

Ukraine did not strike energy facilities despite Russian accusations — General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are honoring the "energy truce" and have not targeted power facilities in Russia or occupied territories, the General Staff reported on April 3.

3 April 2025, 05:08 PM

Ukraine will resist Russia’s occupation and military restrictions — Ukrainian FM Sybiha

Ukraine will never recognize Russia's occupation, accept military restrictions, or allow interference with its alliance choices, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated during a press conference with Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budris in Kyiv on April 1.

1 April 2025, 03:03 PM

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