Vira Kravchuk

The Russian strike with an Iskander ballistic missile, which injured eight including an infant, hit a hospital, university, and residential buildings in Kharkiv.

The group attempting to breach the Russian border in Kursk Oblast reportedly consisted of members from the Russian Volunteer Corps, Ukraine's 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, and territorial defense units and was allegedly orchestrated by Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's head of military intelligence.

Russian local authorities claimed that allegedly their air defense systems intercepted 26 unmanned aerial vehicles.

A multi-faceted Russian assault involving ballistic missiles, guided air-to-surface missiles, and strike UAVs targeted Kyiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi oblasts in Ukraine, causing only minor structural damage.

Three workers lost their lives due to a gas-related incident in the facility, which produces components for multiple rocket launcher systems and is sanctioned by the EU for aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Memorial Day for the victims of Stalin’s regime, including thousands of Ukrainians, at the Sandarmokh memorial site in Russia was interrupted by militarised patriotic individuals, who celebrated Soviet military glory.

Funds will support housing rentals, partially cover heating and water costs, and provide child benefits and social assistance for schoolchildren. Meanwhile, Ukrainian refugees made substantial contributions to Lithuania's economy, paying nearly $65 million in taxes by March 2023.

Russian submarines in the Black Sea now find themselves vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes, with no safe repair options following the latest attack on the "Rostov-na-Donu" in occupied Crimea, potentially affecting four other submarines in the Black Sea.

The Ukrainian government claims that Kremlin-backed Wagner Group activities in Africa mirror Russian aggression in Ukraine, violating international norms and threatening regional security.

The Russian invasion caused around $388 million in damage to the “Holy Mountains” National Park in Donetsk Oblast, with lots of its territory burned or mined.

Ukraine's birth rate plummeted since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, with Opendatabot reporting a decrease from 132,595 newborns in the first half of 2021 to just 87,655 in the same period of 2024.

Germany's decision to release Vadim Krasikov, a Russian assassin convicted of a Chechen rebel murder in Berlin, proved crucial and ordered by Putin himself in facilitating a major West-Russia prisoner exchange, initially aimed at freeing Aleksei Navalny, but instead returning other high-profile political prisoners and dissidents in exchange for spies and cybercriminals.

This joint China-Brazil initiative aims to “de-escalate the situation”, although it omits mention of restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity.

The bodies, recovered from various frontlines, will undergo forensic examination before being returned to families for proper burial.