Russians target Central Asian migrants for military recruitment in occupied Ukraine
Ukraine's National Resistance Center says that Russian forces are coercing draft-age men into contracts through threats of arrest and property confiscation.
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Ukraine secures return of 12 children from Russian-occupied territories
A sixteen-year-old girl who lost her mother under occupation and eight-year-old girl targeted for refusing Russian citizenship are among 12 Ukrainian children returned from Russian-controlled areas.
Trump wants Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for continued aid
The US President said he's seeking a deal where Ukraine secures US military and economic support with "their rare earth and other things."
Zelenskyy warns against Ukraine’s exclusion from US-Russia peace talks
Also, after Rubio's claim that the war had set Ukraine back 100 years, Zelenskyy invited him to visit and witness Russia’s destruction and Kyiv’s resilience firsthand.
Ukraine targets Russia’s 29th Combined Arms Army command center in Donetsk Oblast
This is at least fifth attack on Russian military command structures this month.
Sister battles to rescue teen brother from Russian torture camps
Kyrylo Rozumiei kidnapped by collaborators in Kherson Oblast as terror grips Ukraine’s occupied territories.
Russian ammo depot explodes in occupied Yenakiieve after alleged HIMARS strike
The attack triggered secondary detonations and forcing evacuation of residents from thirteen streets as explosions continued.
Russia occupies Katerynivka and Yuriyivka in Donetsk Oblast – Deep State
Russian forces continue their advance in eastern Ukraine, capturing two settlements and making progress near nine others in Donetsk Oblast.
It’s not 1,000 days of Russia’s war. It’s 3,925 — and Western risk aversion is setting up the next thousand
Every Western compromise with Russia since 2014 led to more aggression. Those pushing for settlement now are inviting the next escalation.
Satellite imagery reveals ongoing fires at Russian-occupied offshore gas platforms in Black Sea
Some fires at the captured Ukrainian rigs continue for over two years.
Russians murder two women, shoot at civilian car, Ukrainian prosecutors say
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Office launched an investigation into Russian war crimes.
WSJ: Clan of Chechen warlord Kadyrov plunders, profits from captured Ukrainian steel plant in Mariupol
A son of Kadyrov's trusted lieutenant now oversees operations at the steel plant in occupied Mariupol, exporting steel and scrap metal to Russia, while also looting millions-worth equipment.
Chronically ill Ukrainians in occupation face loss of free medication access without Russian citizenship
Russia's new policy, set to take effect in 2025, affects all medical categories, including chronic conditions like diabetes and asthma.
Russian forces devastate Ukraine’s Askania-Nova national park, relocate animals
Kherson oblast chief reports Russian occupiers destroyed the Askania-Nova biosphere reserve, with animals relocated to Crimea and Russia. The reserve director disputes total destruction, but confirms significant damage to protected steppe areas and animal relocations.
Russia’s occupation forces register military unit at address of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russia has registered its National Guard unit at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in an attempt to legitimize its ongoing illegal military presence at the nuclear station.
“We’re fighting now so our children won’t have to”: How Ukrainians defy Russian control on occupied lands
Ukrainian citizens are waging a multifaceted resistance against Russian occupation, ranging from refusing passports to sabotaging military equipment, a new comprehensive study reveals.
8 Ukrainian kids returned from Russian occupation tell of beatings and threats
A charitable organization Save Ukraine successfully brought eight Ukrainian children aged 7 to 17 and their families back to Ukraine from the Russian-occupied Kherson and Donetsk Oblasts.
Russian occupiers in Berdiansk plan secret burial of murdered Ukrainian teenagers
Russian occupation authorities of Berdiansk, consistently denied families access to the bodies of the teenagers, who were killed in 2023 by Russian occupiers, and now plan to bury them without their relatives knowing where and when, according to the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR).
ISW: Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine hold preliminary voting for United Russia party
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) states that Russian occupation authorities are using education and political systems to forcibly integrate Ukrainian civilians in the occupied areas into Russian sociocultural, economic, military, and governance systems.
Obey to pray: Russia’s ruthless crackdown on faith in occupied Ukraine
From a Protestant pastor imprisoned for his American citizenship, to an Orthodox bishop pressured to embrace the "Russian World," to an evangelical church shuttered after sheltering the displaced, the stories of religious persecution in occupied Ukraine are as diverse as they are devastating.
