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.
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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.”
British journalist found dead, four others injured in Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk Hotel
A British journalist has been found dead in the rubble of Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk following a Russian…
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.
Russian missile that hit Ukrainian children’s hospital was freshly produced, investigation shows
A Russian strike on Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital killed four, including two boys who died days later, and injured 32 others.
Ukraine returns home eight more children from Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast
Eight Ukrainian children aged 6-17 return home from Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast thanks to NGO Save Ukraine, with 162 children returned in 2024, reports Oblast chief Oleksandr Prokudin.
Russian military shares photo of dismembered Ukrainian soldier
Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets calls on the UN and ICRC to document Russian war crime after a photo of a dismembered Ukrainian soldier surfaces on a Russian Telegram channel.
“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.
95 Ukrainian prisoners of war return from Russian captivity, including Azovstal defenders
Many of the 95 Ukrainian servicemen released in the 17 July exchange are grappling with injuries and chronic illnesses, which sheds light on the harsh conditions in the Russian captivity, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters.
Ukraine calls on Red Cross to help return bodies of teens allegedly killed by Russians
Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets demanded intervention from the International Committee of the Red Cross in the case of two Ukrainian teenagers allegedly killed by Russian forces in 2023, and their bodies still not returned to their families.
Ukrainian media claims data from Russian pilot on strike at Okhmadyt hospital
After the strike, a Russian pilot from the 22nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Division reportedly contacted Ukrainian military intelligence, sharing documents and private photos of his unit's command staff.
Ukraine probes execution of POWs by Russian forces near Robotyne
Video emerged 10 July, but exact date of incident is unknown.
Ukrainians unite to raise $ 6.1M for Okhmatdyt Hospital, damaged in Russian attack
In just 22 hours ordinary Ukrainians and Ukrainian businesses collected more money than planned for the recovery of the Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, which suffered extensive damage from a Russian missile strike, with its operating rooms, toxicology wing, and life-saving equipment completely destroyed.
