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Russian missile strike on Poltava kills three, injures ten

On Saturday, Feb. 1, a Russian missile strike hit a residential apartment building in Poltava, killing three people and injuring ten others, including a child.

1 February 2025, 10:37 AM

Russia burns bodies of troops near Chasiv Yar to hide heavy losses

Russian forces near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast set fire to a collector containing the bodies of over 100 of their dead soldiers, apparently to conceal their losses and avoid evacuating the remains, the Operational-Tactical Grouping Luhansk reported on Jan. 23.

24 January 2025, 12:30 PM

Pokrovsk under siege: city faces relentless Russian attacks

In January 2025, Russian forces advanced dangerously close to Pokrovsk, and by Jan. 10, they had destroyed nearly all of the city’s critical infrastructure.

23 January 2025, 03:45 PM

Russia blocks Mariupol residents from receiving housing compensation

Mariupol residents are facing new bureaucratic obstacles in their attempts to claim compensation for their destroyed homes, yet the payment mechanism remains effectively non-functional, National Resistance Center (NRC) wrote on Jan. 9.

10 January 2025, 08:00 AM

Putin may face another ICC arrest warrant, says Ukrainian Presidential Office

The International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to investigate Russia's war crimes in Ukraine, with the possibility of issuing another arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Iryna Mudra said in comments to RBC-Ukraine on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 11:15 AM

SBU investigates execution of two Ukrainian POWs near Volnovakha

Ukraine’s SBU security service has launched an investigation into the apparent execution of two captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian troops near Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor-General’s Office announced on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 01:38 AM

Russian proxy court sentences nine Ukrainian soldiers

On Wednesday, Dec. 11, a so-called "court" of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) issued sentences against nine Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers who defended Mariupol during the early stages of Russia's full-scale invasion, according to the Mariupol City Council.

11 December 2024, 04:27 PM

More than 100 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russian forces in 2024

In 2024 alone, Russian troops have executed 109 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 10:06 PM

Budanov: Russia planned genocide of Ukrainians before invasion

Russia created "execution lists" targeting Ukrainian teachers, scientists, journalists, clergy, veterans, and community leaders before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence. Budanov shared this information during the "Genocidal Practices of Russia in Ukraine" forum.

23 November 2024, 03:30 PM

Two years after liberation, Kherson rebuilds amid constant shelling

Ahead of Nov. 11, the second anniversary of Kherson’s liberation, lawyer and activist Yevhen Hilin reflects on the echoes of occupation, the rapid rebuilding of damaged homes, and the ongoing efforts to clear mines from farmland on the west bank of the Dnipro River.

11 November 2024, 12:44 PM

Russia did not return Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna’s body in Nov. 8 exchange

The body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, was not returned to Ukraine during the most recent repatriation on Nov. 8, according to Ukraine’s Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

8 November 2024, 11:45 PM

Ukraine captures former Wagner mercenary in Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian troops from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade have captured a Russian soldier from the 155th Pacific Marine Brigade in Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to a Telegram post by the 47th Brigade on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 10:26 PM

Russian troops execute 6 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk — Prosecutor General’s Office

Invading Russian troops have executed six captured Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2024, 08:36 PM

Dozens of Russian double-tap strikes documented in Ukraine - study

Russian forces have carried out at least 36 double-tap strikes on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, according to a study published by the NGO Truth Hounds on Oct. 31.

1 November 2024, 08:51 AM

Ukraine adapts criminal codes to ICC's Rome Statute norms

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law amending Ukraine's Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes to bring them into line with the requirements of the recently ratified Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Verkhovna Rada's website reported on Oct. 22.

22 October 2024, 02:00 PM

SBU charges Russian general who commanded failed Kyiv invasion

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has gathered evidence against Major General Vladimir Seliverstov, a former commander of the Russian 106th Airborne Division, the SBU announced on Telegram on Oct. 17.

17 October 2024, 03:34 PM

Russia strikes geriatric center in Kherson Oblast, medical staff injured

The Russian army launched an artillery strike on a geriatric center in Stepanivka, Kherson Oblast, injuring two medics there, Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Oct. 9.

9 October 2024, 11:01 AM

UN report exposes widespread torture of Ukrainian prisoners by Russia

Russian forces have been regularly torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war at all stages of their captivity, according to an official report from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

2 October 2024, 05:50 PM

Russian troops execute 16 Ukrainian POWs

Russian troops have executed 16 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General's Office reported on Oct. 1.

1 October 2024, 09:47 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia has committed 137,000 known war crimes.

11 September 2024, 04:00 PM

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