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White House gunning to defund investigations of Russian war crimes — report

The White House has advised cutting funding for nearly 20 programs dedicated to investigating war crimes around the world, including those committed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Reuters reported on June 26.

27 June 2025, 01:24 AM

European Commission President welcomes agreement on Special Tribunal for Russian aggression

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the agreement signed between Ukraine and the Council of Europe to establish a Special Tribunal to investigate Russian war crimes in her post on X, published on June 25.

26 June 2025, 12:41 PM

UN blacklists Russia for war crimes against children in Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in grave violations of children’s rights amid armed conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, his Special Representative Virginia Gamba said on June 26.

26 June 2025, 09:01 AM

PACE calls on Russia to agree to ‘all for all’ POW exchange

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution calling to support negotiations between Ukraine and Russia for a full prisoner exchange in the "all for all" format, the organization wrote on its website on June 24.

25 June 2025, 01:20 PM

Nine killed in Kyiv residential strike confirmed, search operation completed - video

Search operations were completed at the site of the Russian strike on a residential building in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district, nine people confirmed killed, Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on June 24.

24 June 2025, 11:17 AM

Cannibalism in Russian army: soldier admits eating comrade

Ukrainian military intelligence has released a chilling intercepted call in which a Russian soldier admits that one of his comrades resorted to cannibalism and ate a fellow serviceman in occupied Ukrainian territory.

20 June 2025, 10:17 AM

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

Ukraine's heavyweight boxing champion breaks silence after Russia bombs Kyiv

Heavyweight boxing world champion Oleksandr Usyk has reacted to Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv in his post on Instragram, published on June 18.

18 June 2025, 10:51 AM

Russian attack drone flies straight into Kharkiv fitness club - video

AGeran-2 (Shahed-type) drone flew directly into a fitness center in Russia’s overnight drone attack on Kharkiv, local resident said in an interview with We-Ukraine TV news channel on June 12.

12 June 2025, 01:47 PM

UK’s David Lammy calls Russian strike on Ukraine 'barbaric'

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy condemned Russia’s overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine, calling it a “barbaric” assault on civilians and cities.

6 June 2025, 04:24 PM

Council of Europe settles details of Russia tribunal

The legal mandate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine has been determined and will soon be published, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on June 5.

5 June 2025, 11:38 PM

Zelenskyy urges maximum sanctions after Russian drone kills family

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for maximum sanctions against Russia on June 5 following a deadly drone strike on the city of Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast that killed the family of a Ukrainian firefighter.

5 June 2025, 03:25 PM

Ukraine charges Russian judges with war crimes over POW sentences

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has collected evidence and officially charged two Russian military judges in absentia with war crimes for sentencing two captured Ukrainian soldiers to 18 years in a maximum-security penal colony.

4 June 2025, 02:25 PM

Russian drone terror in Kherson amounts to crimes against humanity, UN says

Russia’s drone strike campaign targeting civilians in Kherson Oblast amounts to “murder of civilians as crimes against humanity,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report on May 28.

28 May 2025, 10:33 PM

Elderly civilians wounded in Russian airstrike on Kharkiv region

Russian forces dropped an aerial bomb on a residential apartment building in the town of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 21, injuring two elderly women, regional police reported.

21 May 2025, 04:32 PM

Russian MP compares Russian political exiles to animals

Russian State Duma lawmaker and one of the original architects of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Alexander Borodai, recently compared a category of Russian citizens to animals—then offered an apology to the animals.

21 May 2025, 02:37 PM

Former Odesa journalist seen fighting for Russia with North Korean artillery

A former Odesa journalist, Alik Vetrov, has been identified in recently circulated battlefield photos, where he is seen posing in front of a North Korean artillery system. The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) reported the discovery on May 20.

21 May 2025, 01:29 PM

Firefighters extinguish blaze in Sumy after Russian drone strike

A large fire in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was extinguished on May 21 following a Russian drone strike, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported.

21 May 2025, 01:15 PM

Russian drone strike kills woman, injures four in Kharkiv Oblast

A 55-year-old woman was killed and four men—ages 58, 49, 40, and 53—were wounded when a Russian FPV drone struck the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 16, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

16 May 2025, 02:16 PM

Russian drone strikes kill child, injure civilians in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on April 29 with strike drones, killing a child, regional governor Serhiy Lysak reported.

29 April 2025, 10:26 AM

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