Ukraine receives 252 bodies as repatriation remains one of the few functioning channels with Russia
The repatriation of bodies gives families of missing Ukrainians a chance to identify their loved ones and finally bury them.
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“Whitewashes Russian war crimes”: Ukraine summons Red Cross official over infrastructure strike criticism
Ukraine says it acts within international law while Russia deliberately targets civilians.
Russia breaches Ukrainian border, abducts entire population from one Sumy Oblast village
Forced deportation continues.
Russia stages prisoner inspections by concealing tortured Ukrainian POWs, OSCE experts reveal
The independent expert mission concluded that Russian authorities deliberately hide evidence of torture by showing international monitors only prisoners in relatively good physical condition, while over 90% of returning POWs report abuse in captivity.
Finland grants € 16 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Finland has reportedly allocated approximately €3.1 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine builds war crime case in wake of Red Cross convoy tragedy in Donetsk Oblast
Forensic evidence points to the use of 152mm artillery shells and a "Lancet" loitering munition, weapons reportedly exclusive to Russian armed forces.
UN says it won’t send a monitoring mission to Ukraine-controlled areas in Russia until Russian permission
Answering the Ukrainian request to send a humanitarian and monitoring mission to the Ukraine-controlled areas in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the UN said such action would require permission from Russia.
Kyiv invites international organizations to Kursk amid ongoing military action
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has called on the UN and Red Cross to assist with humanitarian efforts in areas of Russia's Kursk Oblast now under Ukrainian control.
Three Red Cross workers dead after convoy shelled by Russians in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast
The International Committee of the Red Cross has condemned an attack that killed three of its workers in eastern Ukraine, but does not name those responsible
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 918: Ukraine loses first F-16 jet, families of Ukrainian POWs protest near Red Cross
Ukraine deployed F-16 fighter jets in combat for the first time, losing one aircraft and a pilot during what it described as the the largest Russian air assault since the full-scale war began, while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged NATO allies to lift restrictions on long-range strikes into Russia with western-provided weapons, noting the hollowness of Russian “red lines” amid Kursk operation.
“Shame on you”: desperate families of Ukrainian POWs protest at Red Cross office in Kyiv
Approximately 100 families of Ukrainian prisoners of war demanded more effective action from the Red Cross, which has a unique mandate to visit detention centers, but Russia still blocks them access and most families have no updates on their captured relatives for years.
Russians show severed head of alleged Ukrainian soldier in video, Ukraine appeals to UN and Red Cross
Ukrainian Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, argued that "Russians use these videos to intimidate and demoralize Ukrainians.” He urgently contacted the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to recognize this incident as a war crime.
Red Cross chooses not to suspend Russian membership despite allegations of support for Russian aggression in Ukraine
Despite evidence of the Russian Red Cross's (RRC) breaches of neutrality, the Red Cross opted to create an oversight body and requested the RRC to address the identified challenges rather than suspending its membership.
Russians destroy Red Cross humanitarian aid warehouse in Kherson (photo)
Russian army launched an attack on a Kherson humanitarian aid warehouse, leading to its complete destruction, as confirmed by the Red Cross of Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in this attack.
Belarus Red Cross involved in kidnapping Ukrainian children
Dzmitry Shautsou, head of the Belarusian Red Cross, acknowledged that the Belarusian Red Cross "has been and will…
UN mission awaits Russian guarantees to help Kakhovka dam breach victims on occupied territory
The United Nations is prepared to dispatch a special mission to assist the victims of the Kakhovka dam…
Zelenskyy calls on Red Cross to help rescue people from flooded towns
During his daily televised address to Ukrainian citizens, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged international organizations such as the…
Russian missile attack destroyed Ukrainian Red Cross warehouse in Odesa last night
Early on the morning of 8 May, the Odesa District Military Administration reported that last night a Russian…
Red Cross Russia office collects military gear for Russian Army, violating principle of neutrality
For over 150 years, the International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has religiously guarded its…
The current international system has failed and must be replaced – ‘Grani.ru’
Putin’s war in Ukraine and the way in which Russia has conducted itself more generally under his rule…