SBU names 10 Russians tied to “human safari” drone hunt on civilians in Kherson
Counterintelligence built a case against Russian military drone pilots from a single regiment and charged each in absentia with war crimes.
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Chonhar bridge linking occupied Kherson Oblast to Crimea is closed again after the second attack in two days
It is one of only two land routes between Crimea and mainland Ukraine and carries the highway Russia uses to supply its forces on the peninsula.
Russian missiles kill three and wound six in Chuhuiv as drones injure 15 in Kharkiv, including a one-year-old
Beyond Kharkiv Oblast, Russian attacks killed civilians in Kherson, Sumy, and Donetsk oblasts and wounded dozens more over 8–9 June. Local authorities report at least 8 civilian deaths and 61 injuries.
Premature births are climbing in Ukraine’s front-line regions, and doctors blame the ongoing war
Doctors in Zaporizhzhia now deliver babies and treat miscarriages on the same afternoons that glide bombs hit the city, AP reports.
Reuters: US funding cuts are stalling investigations into Russian torture and child abductions
The Trump administration slashed tens of millions of dollars for the work last year.
Ukraine launches “Logistics Lockdown” program with $113 million for middle-strike drones against Russian rear
Defense Minister Fedorov said the program will direct funds to brigades that have already been hitting Russian logistics.
Russian air-defense crews are now the hunted as Ukraine bolts rocket pods to its long-range drones
Ukrainian dorne forces' operators of the 1st Separate Center hit a protected node near Myrnyi, occupied Crimea, and released thermal video of the attack.
A Kyiv Oblast kindergarten was hit hours after Russia’s “ceasefire” ended
Russia also targeted Dnipro locomotives, Mykolaiv power facilities, bombed Zaporizhzhia, and shelled more regions.
ISW: Russia’s “Victory Day ceasefire” reduced combat but didn’t stop it
Day 2 saw Russian attacks reach Ukrainian positions across six oblasts, killing at least two civilians in Kherson.
40 children narrowly escape Russian drone strike on bus near Dnipro: six wounded include a child and a pregnant woman
Russia's attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight civilians and injured 90 people. 26 were injured over the past day in Kherson Oblast alone.
Russia is killing journalists and jailing them as “terrorists,” Ukraine tells UN
At least 26 Ukrainian media workers are in Russian captivity and 147 have been killed since the full-scale invasion, the country's UN delegation said.
Russia’s buffer zone wishlist now includes Vinnytsia — via Moldova’s Transnistria, Ukrainian official says
Zelenskyy's office deputy chief Palisa said this is the first time such plans have been recorded, though he stressed Russia currently lacks the forces to act on any of its territorial ambitions.
Children informing on parents, teachers beaten, collaborators later jailed — researcher details Russia’s occupation playbook
The Russification plan for occupied Crimea was copied for captured parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, but was met with unexpected resistance, and took three and a half years instead of the nine months Russia anticipated.
Ukraine’s half-month air defense blitz: 27 Russian anti-air assets destroyed, including S-400s, Pantsirs, radars, and EW stations
Ukraine's MoD detailed 20-plus confirmed strikes on Russian air defense infrastructure between 1 and 15 March — from front-line oblasts to occupied Crimea and a radar node at Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai.
“Air defense zoo”: Ukraine’s drones took out Russian Pantsir, Tor, Buk, and S-300V in one night over occupied south
Two separate units of Ukraine's drone forces struck Russian air defense assets across occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts overnight on 6 March, using domestic FP-2 drones.
ISW: Russia’s command missed every deadline since Kyiv in 2022, now wants Odesa — Ukraine meanwhile gained 90 km² in two weeks
Ukrainian forces liberated more ground than they lost in the last two weeks of February — disrupting, ISW assesses, Russia's entire timetable for a planned Spring-Summer 2026 offensive before it could get off the ground.
Ukraine unleashes night firestorm on Russian depots, ammo stocks, and command posts
Ukraine targets the arteries of the Russian aggression.
Russia’s election demand for Ukraine comes with a catch — only a pro-Kremlin result will do, ISW says
Moscow uses the "illegitimate government" claim to insist on controlling Ukraine's politics. ISW warns the US must lock in security guarantees before any territory deal to prevent Russia from rejecting them after Ukraine has already committed to concessions.
Russian drones strike evacuation vehicle in Kherson Oblast, killing volunteer and wounding three
Group had been unable to leave Beryslav since 4 February due to constant attacks.
157 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity in first POW swap since October 2025 (PHOTOS)
Among those freed are wounded servicemembers from across Ukraine's military branches, with 139 of the released prisoners held in Russian captivity since 2022.