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Three Red Cross volunteers die in DR Congo after suspected exposure

Three Red Cross volunteers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died, likely from Ebola, after possibly contracting the virus while handling bodies, the BBC reported on May 23, citing the organization.

24 May, 12:45 PM

Ukraine brings home 1,000 bodies in first 2026 repatriation

Repatriation procedures have taken place under which Ukraine has received 1,000 bodies (remains) of fallen individuals who Russia claims are Ukrainian defenders, Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs reported on Jan. 29.

29 January, 02:17 PM

Escaping Auschwitz: The untold story of two prisoners who revealed Nazi horrors the world refused to believe

Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest secret Nazi concentration camp in Poland, where over 1.1 million people were murdered, was liberated on Jan. 27, 1945.

27 January, 07:24 PM

Ukraine summons Red Cross envoy after statement condemning strikes in Russia

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine to explain a statement condemning strikes on critical infrastructure “in Ukraine and Russia” on Jan. 15.

15 January, 05:53 PM

One dead, 15 injured including a child after strike hits gas station and cars

Russian invaders launched a missile strike on Mykolaiv, killing and injuring several people on Nov. 1.

1 November 2025, 04:02 PM

Russian drone hits Red Cross vehicle in Kherson

A Russian drone strike in Kherson seriously damaged a Ukrainian Red Cross vehicle and injured two staff members, the organization said on Sept. 16.

17 September 2025, 12:36 PM

Ukraine, Russia repatriate thousands of fallen under Istanbul accord

Ukraine has received the bodies of another 1,245 people — including military personnel — from Russia, concluding the repatriation process agreed under the Istanbul agreements, the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced on June 16.

16 June 2025, 03:40 PM

1,200 dead repatriated to Ukraine from Russia

The bodies of 1,200 deceased individuals, which Russia claims belong to Ukrainians, including defenders, were returned to Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 04:19 PM

Ukrainian ombudsman: Russian commanders endorsing executions of Ukrainian POWs

Russian military channels are circulating videos allegedly showing the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces. Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, reported this on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 06:45 PM

Ukraine returns bodies of over 750 fallen soldiers

Ukraine has successfully repatriated the bodies of 757 fallen soldiers, according to a statement from the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Feb. 14.

14 February 2025, 04:24 PM

More than 500 fallen defenders have been returned to Ukraine

The bodies of 503 soldiers have been returned to Ukraine, according to the Coordination Headquarters for Prisoner of War Affairs on Dec. 20.

20 December 2024, 01:34 PM

Ukraine repatriates 502 fallen soldiers' bodies with Red Cross aid

Ukraine returned the bodies of 502 fallen defenders to territory under its control, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 03:59 PM

Russian shelling destroys Ukrainian Red Cross Office in Donetsk Oblast

Russian troops shelled the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 23, destroying the office of the Maryinka District Organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross, according to a statement from the organization on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 07:21 PM

Lubinets calls on UN and Red Cross after Russians execute Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk

Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Commissioner for Human Rights, said he has sent letters to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding the shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kursk Oblast by Russian forces.

14 October 2024, 05:53 PM

Ukraine seeks UN and Red Cross assistance for civilians in Kursk region

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Sep. 16 on the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, currently under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16 September 2024, 01:37 PM

Ukraine's MFA condemns Russia's attack on Red Cross as barbaric international law violation

Russian attack on Red Cross truck in Donetsk Oblast violates not only international, but all human laws, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) wrote in its official statement on Sept. 12.

13 September 2024, 09:47 AM

Ukrainian Red Cross uses NovaPay for mini-grant distribution

Sixty entrepreneurs will receive mini-grants of 100,000 UAH each for business recovery or starting new ventures.

2 September 2024, 12:28 PM

Protesters gather at Red Cross office in Kyiv, demanding information on POWs

Families of Ukrainian prisoners of war protested outside the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Kyiv on Aug. 29, chanting "Shame," Olha Reshetylova, coordinator of the Media Initiative for Human Rights reported on Facebook.

29 August 2024, 09:02 PM

Kyiv appeals to UN, ICRC over apparent beheading of Ukrainian soldier

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has responded to a video that allegedly shows a beheaded Ukrainian soldier at a checkpoint in Russia’s Kolotilovka, Belgorod Oblast. Lubinets addressed the issue in a Telegram post on Aug. 16.

17 August 2024, 12:16 AM

Ukraine returns home Mariupol policewoman kept in captivity for more than 2 years

Mariana Checheliuk, an investigator from Mariupol who sought refuge from Russian shelling in the underground facilities of Azovstal in 2022, has been released from captivity, according to the Grunt (Soil) Telegram channel on May 31.

31 May 2024, 06:05 PM

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