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Thai prime minister orders sweeping gun control overhaul following tragic school shooting

Thailand has suspended all firearms licenses following a school shooting that left nine people dead, including the teenage shooter, The Guardian reported on August 12.

12 August, 11:00 AM

Former POW loses his child in overnight Russian attack - video

A man who recently returned home after three years in Russian captivity was severely injured in Russia’s mass attack on Zaporizhzhya, his seven-year-old son was killed, local media outlet wrote on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 11:50 AM

Drunken man allegedly stabs his wife, child and pets in rural Zhytomyr Oblast

A 43-year-old man from Kotivka village in Zhytomyr Oblast was arrested on suspicion of stabbing his wife, 9-year-old daughter, and their pets to death, as well as injuring a neighbor, regional police reported on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 02:01 PM

Ukraine marks Day of Remembrance for Fallen Defenders with moment of silence in Kyiv subway

Ukraine observes the Day of Remembrance for Fallen Defenders - to honor the lives lost, Kyiv’s subway will pause for one symbolic minute, Kyiv City State Administration reported on Aug. 29.

29 August 2025, 09:20 AM

Three dead in Odesa geriatric home fire

A fire broke out in a geriatric care home in the village of Malihonove, Odesa Oblast, resulting in three fatalities and six injuries, Odesa Oblast State Emergency Service (SES) Main Directorate reported on Facebook on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 01:18 PM

13-year-old girl dies during air raid alarm in Odesa while heading to shelter

A 13-year-old girl passed away during an air raid alarm in a school located in Odesa's Primorsky district, regional National Police reported on Oct. 22, citing medics.

22 October 2024, 03:11 PM

Iryna Farion's daughter announces death of her husband in the war

Military serviceman Vasyl Osoba, husband of Sofia Semchyshyn, daughter of linguist and MP Iryna Farion, died in the war, Semchyshyn announced on Facebook on Oct. 6.

6 October 2024, 04:50 PM

Odesa theater deputy director dies on front line

Vitaliy Markytan, who worked as an assistant director of the Vasyl Vasylko Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater in Odesa was killed in Russia-Ukrainian war, theater reported on its social media on July 11.

12 July 2024, 04:39 PM

Divers find body of policewoman swept into the Black Sea in Odesa

Divers found the body of 20-year-old policewoman about 1 km from the shore, the State Emergency Service reported on Telegram on June 5.

5 June 2024, 06:15 PM

Russia killed 5 children in Odesa strike: what we know about the kids and their families - updated

Ukraine grieves for the 12 innocent victims, including five children, who perished in Odesa due to a drone strike by Russia.

3 March 2024, 10:20 PM

Photos reveal shocking extent of Russian recent attack on Odesa

An overnight assault by suicide UAVs in Odesa on the night of March 1 obliterated the entrance of a residential high-rise, resulting in the tragic loss of at least four lives, including that of a child.

2 March 2024, 04:37 PM

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