While Russia talks about 9 May ceasefire, its guided bombs just killed 12 people in Zaporizhzhia
There was no military infrastructure at the targets. The impact zones were businesses and homes.
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ISW: Russians “weaponizing civilian harm as an intentional tool of war” by pervasively employing human safari tactics
The assessment follows two FPV strikes on civilian buses in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on 7 April — part of a pattern that the UN has previously confirmed as crimes against humanity.
Russia struck Nova Poshta’s postal terminal in Zaporizhzhia — prosecutors opened a war crimes case
Nova Poshta said all employees had sheltered before impact, that four received concussions and two are in moderate condition.
Russia’s winter campaign was supposed to freeze Ukraine, split its grid, and stop its factories. None of it worked, ISW says
With the campaign now over, Russia is preparing strikes on Ukraine's water supply — a shift ISW calls an implicit acknowledgement of failure, while warning that lessons from the energy campaign could be applied to water infrastructure, which shares similar Soviet-era vulnerabilities.
Russia struck two trains within 24 hours — and Ukrzaliznytsia says rolling stock is now a primary target
A Russian drone hit a train in Mykolaiv, while a second drone narrowly missed a passenger locomotive on the Dnipro–Kovel route — part of a campaign averaging six railway strikes per day since the start of March.
“Moscow is not choosing diplomacy, but destruction of life”: Ukrainians are freezing after Russian attacks amid peace talks
Russia is deliberately choosing not diplomacy, but the destruction of life and the basic conditions of civilian existence.…
Russia’s Shahed drones hit homes in Chernihiv as Ukraine downs most of 61 launched
The Air Force reported a routine drone attack overnight, with several UAVs still reaching civilian targets.
“Purely civilian production facilities”: Russia bombs American plant in Dnipro, spills 300 tons of oil onto streets
Russia targets the American-owned civilian infrastructure facility in Ukraine.
Russia launched only 25 drones last night, likely saving the Shaheds for symbolic New Year’s Day assault
No drone damage to the power grid was reported, but Russian forces shelled Kherson’s thermal power station yesterday, cutting heat to tens of thousands of apartments amid winter cold.
Russian drones damage infrastructure in Odesa and Kryvyi Rih, derail train in Zhytomyr Oblast (MAP)
Ukraine reported overnight strikes on several cities, injuring civilians, damaging facilities, and disrupting railway operations.
Russia destroys $100M EBRD-financed logistics center, kills four truck drivers hours after rejecting European peace plan
On 25 November, Moscow launched 22 missiles on the Ukrainian capital.
Ukraine’s defenses swat down 139 of 176 Russian drones in fresh assault on power grid
Russia launched drones from six directions, hitting energy sites and homes as new waves remained airborne at dawn.
Russia dropped a record 5,328 guided bombs on Ukraine in October
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense says around 40,000 bombs have hit since January.
Putin sets deadline for Pokrovsk conquest, throws 17,000 more soldiers thrown into burning city
“Putin’s goal is to demonstrate that he can dictate terms,” Malomuzh said.
“Fortress in dark”: Moscow’s assault on Sloviansk power plant masks deeper goal
Russia fights against the light. On 30 October, Russian aviation dropped guided bombs on the Sloviansk Thermal Power…
Seven more countries step up to arm Ukraine as Russia intensifies its terror strikes ahead of winter
The initiative ensures Kyiv receives essential missiles, ammunition, and air defense systems, including Patriots.
Kharkiv bleeds daily under Russian fire as €10 billion in damage leaves 160,000 homeless
The city hasn’t had a single quiet day since 2022.
Peace talks haven’t even started — and Russia has already responded to them with missiles, says French foreign minister at subway attack site in Kyiv
The Lukianivska metro station, where civilians were sheltering, has become a symbol of how the Kremlin “sees” diplomacy.
Russian attack on Polish factory in Ukraine regarded as possible message to Warsaw after Kyiv’s aid meeting in Lublin
The strike injured workers and halted production.
“We’re all going to die” little boy cried in terror as Russian missiles struck civilian areas in Dnipro
The June 24 strike on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast hit schools, kindergartens, cultural venues and a passenger train, killing 21 civilians and injuring hundreds as NATO leaders convene in The Hague.