Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna confirmed dead in Russian captivity
Roshchyna, a journalist working with RFE/RL, went missing in August 2023 while traveling to occupied territories and was slated for a prisoner exchange.
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Surge in executions of Ukrainian POWs potentially link to changed Russian policy
Ukrainian prosecutor suggested that the recent surge in prisoner of war (POW) killings by the Russians is difficult to view as isolated events, given their frequent occurrence across various Russian units and regions.
Russian soldiers execute 3 surrendering Ukrainians, reports Azov Brigade
The incident reportedly took place near the town of New York in Donetsk Oblast, captured by Russians in August.
Sweden pledges € 2.4 million to boost Ukraine’s war crime investigations
The fund will support the SMEREKA e-case management system in Ukraine, upgrading digital infrastructure for law enforcement and prosecutors.
Ukraine probes execution of 16 POWs by Russian troops in Pokrovsk sector
Video evidence shows Russian troops committing a war crime by executing 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast.
The Hill: Helsinki Commission urges US to label Russia “persistent threat” to global security
The report, obtained by The Hill, recommends a departure from post-Cold War policies that sought cooperation with Russia and encourages the US government to allow Ukrainian forces to use Western-supplied weapons for long-range strikes into Russian territory.
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.
Russian airstrike hits elderly care home in Sumy, leaving dead and injured
The guided bomb strike demolished part of the building, causing 13 casualties and the evacuation of numerous bedridden patients.
ICC team investigates Russian torture chambers in Kharkiv Oblast
The International Criminal Court investigators collected evidence of Russian war crimes amid the ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's sixth visit to Ukraine.
Ukraine identifies the Russian general who gave the order for a missile strike on Kyiv Children’s Hospital
As the suspect Sergei Kobilash is currently in Russia, "comprehensive measures are ongoing to bring him to justice for crimes against Ukraine," the Security Service stated.
Russians escalate executions of Ukrainian POWs
Recent reports indicate a disturbing trend of Russian forces increasingly executing Ukrainian POWs across the frontline, with at least 28 cases investigated by Ukraine's prosecutor's office and confirmed by Russian footage.
Russian shelling kills teenager, injures three in southern Ukrainian town
The body of the 16-year-old girl was found under the rubble of her house in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Russian missile strike on Poltava university and hospital kills 41, injures over 180
Russian forces launched two ballistic missiles at Poltava, hitting an educational institution and hospital. The attack resulted in 41 deaths and over 180 injuries, President Zelenskyy reports.
Russia deports 40,000 Ukrainian children, forces assimilation via “patriotic re-education” camps
Ukrainian children are being relocated as far as 8,000 kilometers (4,970 miles) from their homes and taught by a curriculum designed to "eradicate national identity" and "forcibly assimilate Ukrainian children.”
Toxic fumes and threats: Crimean Tatar political prisoners face torture in Russian detention
Two men convicted in Russia's controversial "Hizb ut-Tahrir case" against Crimean Muslims are allegedly enduring severe mistreatment in detention. This case led to the imprisonment of at least 108 Crimean residents as of June 2024.
Russia transports Luhansk school students to Siberian military range for “young fighter” course
Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast chief reported that Russian forces relocated pupils from occupied Bilovodsk to a military range near Novosibirsk, Russia, for intensive military training.
Russians hit grain trucks in Ukraine’s Sumy, claiming it was a military convoy
A Russian missile attack on a grain truck convoy in Sumy Oblast on 31 August evening resulted in one civilian death, four injuries, and damage to approximately 20 vehicles. Russian military sources claim it was a military target.
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.
Russian soldier charged with month-long captivity and rape of Ukrainian woman
Ukrainian prosecutors have identified a 37-year-old Russian serviceman suspected of kidnapping and sexually abusing a Ukrainian woman during the Kherson occupation. Authorities say the victim endured over a month of captivity, facing "systematic rape" and brutal punishment for disobedience.
“Putin can never be trusted,” warns Ukraine’s intelligence chief Budanov on Remembrance Day of fallen defenders
Top Ukrainian military officials, including Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, used the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainian fallen defenders to caution against trusting Russian promises, citing the 2014 Ilovaisk tragedy, when Russian troops killed 366 Ukrainian soldiers, retreating through a “green corridor.”