Volyn Oblast

Russian strike hits diesel locomotive in Volyn Oblast, igniting fire

Russian forces struck a diesel locomotive in Volyn Oblast on September 15, igniting a fire on the train, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.

15 September, 12:09 PM

Yahodyn checkpoint on Polish border still operating after Russian strike

The Yahodyn international border crossing in Ukraine’s Volyn Oblast remains open and is functioning normally after a Russian attack, State Border Guard Service spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on Sept. 13.

13 September, 06:05 PM

Russian drone strikes Kyiv-Warsaw train near Polish border

Russian forces struck the locomotive of a passenger train near the border with Poland in Ukraine's Volyn Oblast on Sept. 13. No one was injured, according to Ukrainian Railways.

13 September, 01:47 PM

Jet-powered drones target Volyn Oblast, all destroyed

Jet-powered drones attacked Ukraine's Volyn Oblast on the morning of Sept. 10, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

10 September, 01:05 PM

55 remains found as Ukraine and Poland complete Volyn exhumations

Ukrainian and Polish teams have completed exhumations at two former villages in Volyn Oblast, uncovering the remains of 55 people believed to have died during World War II, the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance and Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance said on Aug. 7.

8 August, 12:33 AM

Lightning strike near lake in Volyn injures seven, including four children

A lightning strike in Volyn injured seven people, including four children, causing them to lose consciousness, Volyn Olbast police reported on June 29.

30 June, 09:52 AM

Armed group attacks military recruitment officers in Volyn Oblast with shovels and axes

An incident involving civilian men and a notification group from the Territorial Center of Recruitment and Social Support (TCC) occurred near the village of Verbka in Volyn Oblast’s Kovel district, Suspilne Lutsk wrote on June 9.

10 June, 03:35 PM

Ukrainian recruitment officer to stand trial for breaking arm of 60-year-old fisherman above draft age

A military recruitment officer in Volyn Oblast will stand trial for breaking a 60-year-old fisherman's arm and using a stun gun and pepper spray on him during an attempted detention, despite the man being above draft age, the State Bureau of Investigation reported on May 27.

27 May, 03:52 PM

Mother tried to sell 6-year-old son for $25,000 — Prosecutor General

A 38-year-old woman from Volyn Oblast tried to sell her 6-year-old son for $25,000 and was arrested in a sting operation, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Facebook on April 21. Her older children live with their father.

21 April, 03:50 PM

Military recruiter detained after beating 60-year-old man

The head of a group at one of the Kovel Territorial Recruitment Center departments, who, together with other service members, used excessive force against a 60-year-old local man during a conscription attempt, has been arrested in Volyn Oblast, the State Bureau of Investigation reported on March 27.

27 March, 07:31 PM

Russia attacks town near Polish border

Russia’s Iranian-designed Shahed drones targeted an energy infrastructure facility in Novovolynsk, just 15 kilometers from the Polish border, local authorities said on March 18.

18 March, 10:28 PM

Russia hits energy site in Novovolynsk, city on backup power

Russian forces targeted an energy facility near the city of Novovolynsk in Ukraine’s western Volyn Oblast overnight, Mayor Borys Karpus reported on Telegram on Feb. 9.

9 February, 08:01 AM

Russia pounds Volyn, critical infrastructure on fire

Russian occupying forces carried out a large-scale overnight attack on Volyn Oblast, striking dozens of targets and leaving more than 103k consumers without electricity, regional governor Ivan Rudnytskyi reported on Jan. 1.

1 January, 09:34 AM

Russian Shahed drones bypass interceptor lines thanks to Belarus — Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chaired a Supreme Commander-in-Chief Headquarters meeting on Dec. 26, discussing Russian drones, defense lines, and Ukraine's response to attacks, he said while speaking to journalists.

26 December 2025, 07:18 PM

Ukrainian jet mishap wrecks house in Volyn, sparks probe

A private house in the village of Kopylia was destroyed by a munition that was accidentally released from a Ukrainian fighter jet over Volyn Oblast, local TV channel Avers reported from the site late on Sep. 11.

12 September 2025, 09:24 AM

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