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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

UN: Russia uses drones to hunt non-combatants

Russian First Person View (FPV) drone operators violate the core international humanitarian law (IHL) principles of distinction and precaution by intentionally targeting civilians who show no signs of direct participation in hostilities, United Nation Human Rights monitoring mission reported on June 26.

27 June 2025, 06:58 AM

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

Zelenskyy says Putin and Russian war criminals must face justice

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that all Russian war criminals, including dictator Vladimir Putin, must be brought to justice. He made the statement during his speech at the NATO summit in The Hague, RBC-Ukraine reported on June 26.

26 June 2025, 10:21 AM

Zelenskyy slams Russia, Iran, and North Korea as ‘coalition of killers’ after deadly Kyiv strike

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the overnight missile-and-drone strike on Kyiv and labeled Russia, Iran, and North Korea a “coalition of killers” in his post on Telegram, published on June 23.

23 June 2025, 01:37 PM

Yale project tracking stolen Ukrainian children shuts down after Trump cuts funding

A leading organization monitoring Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children — the Conflict Observatory at Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab — will cease operations on July 1 as Trump administration cuts its funding, CNN reported on June 11.

12 June 2025, 09:07 AM

Russia’s war on Ukrainian children — opinion

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds well into its fourth year, children remain among the war’s most vulnerable victims. Ballistic missiles have struck homes, schools, hospitals, and playgrounds.

31 May 2025, 12:14 AM

Rubio refuses to call Putin a war criminal during House hearings

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sidestepped a direct question about whether Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is a war criminal during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on May 21.

21 May 2025, 10:19 PM

Russia ‘restores’ the scene of its bloodiest massacre in Mariupol

Petro Andryushchenko, former advisor to the Mariupol mayor shared photos of the city's Drama Theater — the very building where, in March 2022, Russian forces dropped a massive aerial bomb, killing hundreds of civilians.

13 May 2025, 02:31 PM

Ukraine says Russian troops violated 'truce' using disguises

A group of Russian troops attempted to infiltrate Ukrainian lines while disguised as Ukrainian soldiers during Moscow’s self-declared three-day “truce,” Ukraine’s 60th Separate Mechanized Inhulets Brigade reported on May 10.

11 May 2025, 10:27 AM

Finland pledges continued backing for Ukraine

Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen reaffirmed her country’s firm support for Ukraine, calling it a top priority of the OSCE under Finnish chairmanship during remarks to the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum on May 10.

10 May 2025, 10:55 AM

Russian colonel responsible for Bucha atrocities buried in Moscow

Colonel Abdulaziz Shikhabidov, commander of Russia’s 76thAir Assault ‘Pskov’ Division, has died and was buried in Moscow on May 5, independent Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on May 6.

6 May 2025, 08:33 PM

Russian war crimes tribunal could begin work in 2026, Kyiv says

The international tribunal to investigate Russia’s crimes of aggression against Ukraine could become operations “as early as next year,” Ukrainian Presidential Office official Iryna Mudra said on May 5.

6 May 2025, 02:14 AM

Russian court jails soldier for surrendering in Ukraine

A Russian military court has sentenced a soldier to 15 years in a high-security penal colony after convicting him of surrendering to Ukrainian forces and attempting to surrender a second time, Russian outlet Kommersant reported on April 15, citing sources familiar with the case.

15 April 2025, 01:45 PM

Russia strikes Sumy with ballistic missiles on Palm Sunday

On Palm Sunday, April 13, Russian forces launched one of their deadliest attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion, striking the center of Sumy with ballistic missiles. Over 30 people were killed and more than 110 injured. The attack has sparked widespread outrage and mourning in Ukraine and abroad.

14 April 2025, 11:06 AM

Ukraine slams X for blocking war crime by Russian invaders

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi accused X of covering up Russian war crimes by blocking information about Ukrainian children killed in the invasion. He shared the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' post on April 11.

12 April 2025, 04:02 PM

Russian troops execute four Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, video shows

Russian forces shot four Ukrainian prisoners-of-war in Piatykhatky, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, in March, the Associated Press reported on April 10, citing video footage obtained from sources.

10 April 2025, 09:38 PM

Moscow-linked cleric caught spying for Russia

Ukrainian security forces have detained a priest with the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) who agreed to spy for Russia’s FSB in exchange for evacuating his family to the aggressor state, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on April 10.

10 April 2025, 01:30 PM

Ukraine rescues six children from Russian-occupied territories

Six Ukrainian children have been successfully returned from Russian-occupied territories as part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Bring Kids Back UA initiative, Head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak announced on April 9.

9 April 2025, 05:55 PM

Zelenskyy slams world’s silence on Russia after Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih

Nineteen people, including nine children, were killed and more than 70 others injured after a Russian missile strike hit a residential neighborhood in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on April 4. By Sunday, April 6, residents had begun leaving flowers and stuffed animals at the scene.

6 April 2025, 04:25 PM

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