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Red Cross instructor killed in Russian missile strike on Odesa

A Ukrainian Red Cross first-aid instructor was killed in a Russian missile strike on Odesa overnight into July 17, the Ukrainian Red Cross reported on Facebook.

17 July, 01:10 PM

Helping Ukrainian children who lost parents in the war

As the world marks the International Day of Charity on Sept. 5, few appreciate the value of charity more than Ukrainians. In wartime, it is a lifeline for soldiers and their families, especially children.

5 September 2025, 10:19 PM

Azov fighter becomes guardian to late brother’s 8 children, welcomes son

Ukrainian Azov soldier Volodymyr Dubrovets, 26, became the guardian of his brother’s eight children after their parents died in a mine explosion in December 2022 and welcomed a newborn son in April 2025, he told public broadcaster Suspilne Zhytomyr on May 13.

14 May 2025, 02:23 PM

Russian governor proposes free apartments for orphans to foster loyalty to Kremlin

Giving orphans apartments as compensation for their parents' deaths at the war in Ukraine is a good idea to make them support Kremlin regime, Russia's Primorye Krai governor Oleg Kozhemyako said.

23 October 2024, 03:26 PM

Russian drone strikes orphanage in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, injuring three children

Two 14-year-old boys and one 13-year-old boy were injured in a Russian drone strike on a family-type orphanage housing a total of 12 children in the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the Ukrainian Internal Ministry reported on Telegram on July 13, sharing photos of the site of the attack.

23 July 2024, 05:00 PM

Ukraine announces forced evacuation of orphans from frontline Kharkiv Oblast

A decision to forcibly evacuate orphans and children without parental care from dozens of settlements in frontline Kharkiv Oblast was announced and published by Ukraine’s Reintegration Ministry on its official website on May 24.

24 May 2024, 03:15 PM

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