Russian bomb strike on Kherson high-rise kills mother, injures her two children
The attack also killed a man and injured four other civilians. A section of a ten-story building collapsed, two more high-rises were damaged.
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Russia seizes land from Ukrainians who refuse Russian passports in occupied Kherson Oblast
Russian occupation authorities implement systematic land confiscation from Ukrainians who resist acquiring Russian citizenship, while simultaneously settling Russian, Adyghe, and Ossetian civilians in seized properties.
Russia sentences Ukrainian aid driver who searched for his mother in occupied Kharkiv Oblast to 11 years
A humanitarian mission to find his mother in occupied territory led to Ivan Zabavskyi's arrest by Russian forces.
Russians target orphans and disabled families’ children for military draft in Kherson Oblast
Russian occupation forces in Kherson Oblast are systematically identifying and conscripting young people without family protection.
Russian war inflicts € 72.9 billion environmental damage on Ukraine
Ukraine quantifies Russia's environmental warfare impacts: €72.9B in damages, 7,000+ crimes documented, including Kakhovka dam destruction and Crimean oil disaster.
Russia forces more Ukrainian men into military service amid expanded conscription drive
Moscow's intensified conscription drive targets all men under 60 in occupied regions, revealing plans to convert seized Ukrainian territories into military recruitment bases.
Kherson under brutal assault as Russia plans a new offensive
Living in Kherson means counting time between explosions. As Russia intensifies its bombardment of this strategic river city, artillery barrages and drone strikes mask preparations for a major new offensive.
Russian forces attack bus in Kherson, wounding four passengers
The bus, operated by a private transportation company, was carrying passengers when it came under fire.
“Entire platoons didn’t return”: Ukrainian partisans say Russian soldiers’ morale undermined after Dnipro crossing failed assault
Ukrainian partisan group Atesh reveals resistance among Russian troops after devastating losses in failed Dnipro River crossing attempts, with soldiers actively seeking ways to avoid new assaults.
Russia bombs Kherson cancer hospital, radiation safety checks ongoing
Two Russian guided bombs struck a medical center in the Ukrainian frontline city of Kherson, causing significant damage.
Russian troops sabotage own watercraft as suicides rise in Kherson regiment
A Defense Ministry commission rushes to investigate mounting discipline collapse in the 1196th Motorized Rifle Regiment, threatening Russian plans for offensive operations across the Dnipro River in Ukraine's Kherson.
Russian army hits eighteenth-century Cathedral in Kherson
Russian forces targeted a historic cathedral in Kherson that had previously survived multiple attacks, including a significant strike in August 2023.
Russo-Ukrainian War, day 1031: Russia strikes six foreign embassies in Kyiv
Meanwhile, Russian soldiers launched a massive pre-dawn artillery barrage on Kherson, firing 1,000 shells in 40 minutes while attempting to cross the Dnipro River.
Russians fire 1,000 shells at Kherson in failed sabotage and reconnaissance group attack
Russian forces attempted a Dnipro River crossing at Kherson under cover of 1,000-shell barrage. Ukrainian military repels assault as civilian infrastructure sustains heavy damage, leaving two people dead.
“I sat on my knees and prayed:” Kherson residents recount Russian artillery terror
The first explosions rocked Kherson around 5:00 a.m. on 20 December, beginning an hour of sustained Russian artillery fire that damaged dozens of buildings across multiple districts and killed two people.
Ukraine downs 51 out of 81 Russian drones overnight
Over the past day, Russian attacks killed 3 people and injured 14 others in Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kharkiv oblasts.
Ukraine bolsters fortifications as military expects Russian offensive on another strategic city
As Russian forces concentrate near Orikhiv, Ukrainian defenses in Zaporizhzhia are strengthening to counter potential offensives.
Russia disrupts food supplies while devastating environment in Ukraine, international lawyers say in ICC
Legal experts report systematic obstruction of evacuations and theft of essential resources since 2022.
Russians attacked Ukraine with 14 drones, half of them shot down
Ukrainian Air Force reports complex drone attack originating from Primorsko-Akhtarsk with multiple interception outcomes.
“We got really scared,” Russian attack survivors describe chaos after missile hit Kryvyi Rih, killing two and injuring 19
Local families recount moments of fear as a missile attack claims lives and leaves dozens injured.
