Russian war crimes

Truth Hounds: Russia tortured 226 Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant workers

After occupying Enerhodar, Russian forces began systematically persecuting Ukrainian civilians, particularly workers at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). At least 226 Ukrainians have been unlawfully detained and subjected to physical and psychological torture, according to a report by the human rights group Truth Hounds published on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 05:01 PM

Explosions near military base: HUR eliminates Russian war criminals in Vladivostok — NV sources

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency carried out a special operation in Vladivostok, Russia, that killed Russian occupiers who had committed war crimes in Ukraine, sources in the HUR told NV.

16 September 2025, 12:24 PM

Yale study exposes Russia’s vast network of camps for kidnapped Ukrainian kids - NV analysis

Yale researchers have named an exact — though not final — number of facilities where Russians train abducted Ukrainian minors to fight and assemble drones, NV wrote in its analysis, published on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 09:31 AM

Ukraine expands categories for war damage claims in reparations register

The Ukrainian Cabinet has expanded the categories of claims eligible for submission to the Register of Damage caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced on Telegram on Sept. 10.

11 September 2025, 11:50 AM

NV investigation: Russia exploits relatives of Ukrainian POWs

NV has obtained documents from Ukrainian counterintelligence detailing how Russia is exploiting the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and fallen soldiers to spread propaganda and destabilize Ukraine.

8 September 2025, 10:30 AM

Russia bombs Dobropillia residential area, one killed

Russia carried out an airstrike on residential areas of Dobropillia, Donetsk Oblast, the regional branch of State Emergency Service reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 01:51 PM

Ukraine seeks peace, but not at any cost - EU Ambassador

U.S. President Donald Trump should remember that Ukraine wants to end the war and establish peace — but not at any cost, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová wrote on Facebook on Aug. 14.

15 August 2025, 09:34 AM

Russia lists abducted Ukrainian kids in online catalog

Russia has launched a website publishing photos and descriptions of abducted Ukrainian children, Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization, reported on Telegram on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 06:46 PM

SBU identifies Russian officers behind deadly 2022 missile attack on Kyiv TV Tower

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has gathered new evidence against members of the Russian invading command involved in deadly Kyiv TV Tower strike at the onset of the full-scale invasion, the officers wrote on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 03:14 PM

Ukraine's DTEK energy facility damaged in latest Russian drone assault

A DTEK energy facility was damaged in a Russian drone strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the company reported on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 03:00 PM

Ukraine indicts Taganrog prison head in journalist’s killing

Ukrainian prosecutors have charged the former head of a Russian detention center with organizing the torture and killing of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna while she was in Russian captivity, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 01:32 PM

Russian drone strike cuts gas to 2,500 in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces attacked Odesa Oblast’s Izmail district with strike drones overnight on Aug. 6, damaging gas infrastructure, Odesa Regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported via Telegram.

6 August 2025, 10:54 AM

Pro-Russian pianist banned from Bologna stage after Mariupol performance

The mayor of Bologna, Matteo Lepore, has confirmed the cancellation of a concert by pro-Russian pianist Oleksandr Romanovsky, who previously played in front of the ruins of the drama theater in occupied Mariupol. The announcement was reported by Italy’s Rai News on July 21.

23 July 2025, 02:45 PM

Ukraine ratifies agreement to establish special tribunal for Russia

The Verkhovna Rada ratified the agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe to establish a special tribunal for the crime of aggression committed by Russia against Ukraine, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak (Holos party) reported on July 15.

15 July 2025, 03:08 PM

Kyiv needs ballistic response to stop Russian terror — military expert

The optimal way to respond to Russia’s ballistic attacks — particularly on Kyiv — is through a mirrored strike, retired Ukrainian Armed Forces colonel and flight instructor Roman Svitan said in an interview with Radio NV on July 10.

10 July 2025, 01:03 PM

Russian strike hits home of Kyiv’s top Music Academy rector

Damage was recorded in eight Kyiv districts as Russia launched another mass attack on the capital, including a house of National Music Academy rector Maksym Tymoshenko, he shared on Facebook on July 10.

10 July 2025, 12:28 PM

17 heritage sites damaged in Russian strike on Kharkiv

On the morning of July 7, Russia launched drone strikes on the cities of Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya. In Kharkiv, the attack targeted the Kholodnohirskyi district, including its historic quarter, architect Viktor Dvornikov reported.

8 July 2025, 12:35 PM

Russian drone strike kills two, injures 10 in Poltava

A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Poltava ignited multiple fires and killed at least two people early on July 3, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported.

3 July 2025, 12:50 PM

Prosecutor’s Office: Russia has executed 273 Ukrainian POWs since invasion

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian forces have executed at least 273 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office told Liga.net on July 2.

2 July 2025, 12:10 PM

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

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