Gas pipeline damaged in missile attack on occupied Luhansk
An overnight missile attack on occupied Luhansk Oblast has damaged a gas pipeline in Pervomaisk, occupation authorities reported on May 30.
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Updated: Russia claims attack on Crimea damages ferries near Kerch Bridge
An overnight attack on the port city of Kerch in Crimea damaged two transport ferries, Crimea's Russian-installed transportation chief Nikolai Lukashenko claimed on May 30.
Update: Drone strikes cause blackouts, school closures in occupied Sevastopol
Drone attacks targeting the port city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea overnight on May 17 damaged a substation, causing blackouts that prompted occupation authorities to close schools.
Explosions rock Sevastopol, Belbek military airfield under attack
A fire broke out at the Belbek airfield in northwest Sevastopol in the evening of May 15, several Telegram monitoring channels reported. Explosions were also heard in Sevastopol, Simferopol, Dzhankoi and Hvardiiske.
Russian media: Attack on oil depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast kills 3, injures 7
A Ukrainian strike on the Rovenki oil depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast killed three people and injured seven others, including a child, the Russian state-controlled media outlet RBC claimed on May 10.
Russia claims to have downed ATACMS over Crimea
In a post on Telegram, the Kremlin's Defense Ministry said four ATACMS missiles provided to Ukraine by the U.S. were intercepted overnight by "air defense systems on duty." It did not say if falling debris had caused any damage.
Russian proxy claims Ukrainian missile strike on occupied Crimea
The news was corroborated by the Crimean Wind and Astra Telegram channels, which also added that the Crimean Bridge was temporarily closed as a result.
Military intelligence: Telegram blocks several Ukrainian government chatbots
Chatbots of Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR), the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), or the Digital Transformation Ministry, which were used, for example, to gather information on Russian troops in occupied territories, have disappeared from Telegram and are unavailable as of April 29.
Ombudsman: Children in occupied Ukraine 'forced to make trench candles'
A trench candle is a small heating and cooking device made from a food can, strips of cardboard and paraffin wax.
Russian media: American pro-Kremlin fighter, propagandist killed in Donetsk Oblast
Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan confirmed his death but did not provide any further details.
NGO Save Ukraine rescues 6 more children, their families from Russian occupation
As of today, the NGO has managed to bring back 290 children from Russia and occupied territories to Ukraine.
Russian media: American man missing in occupied Donetsk Oblast
Russell Bentley, a pro-Kremlin American man who fought against Ukraine in 2014, has gone missing in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, the Russian Telegram channel Mash reported on April 12, citing local police.
NGO Save Ukraine rescues 2 more children from Russian occupation
Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO, rescued two more children, including an orphan, from territories under Russian occupation, the organization's founder Mykola Kuleba said on April 9.
Governor: 4 children brought back from Russian-occupied territory
The four children returned included a 14-year-old girl with a disability, and three boys, one aged 12 and two 15-year-olds.
Poll: Fewer than 50% of Ukrainians believe war will end with restoration of 1991 borders
The 45% of respondents who believed that Ukraine would regain all of its territory represented a decrease from a high point in February 2023, in which 74% of respondents believed it was possible.
Ombudsman: 7 more children returned home from Russian-occupied territories
Seven more Ukrainian children, together with their families, were returned home from the Russian-occupied territories in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on April 3.
Some villages in occupied Kherson Oblast 'no longer exist,' official says
The situation in Oleshky in occupied Kherson Oblast is deteriorating under Russian occupation, and some villages "no longer exist," Tetiana Hasanenko, the exiled head of Oleshky's military administration, told Radio Svoboda on April 3.
Court sentences 4 residents of occupied territories fighting for Russia to 15 years in prison
Four residents of occupied Ukrainian territories, who served in the Russian Armed Forces and fought against Ukraine in the eastern and southern part of the country, have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) announced on March 29.
National Resistance Center: Over 10,000 households in occupied Donetsk Oblast remain without power supply 'for weeks'
"Because of the war, many energy workers left the temporarily occupied territories, so the Russians cannot overcome the destruction of the (energy) infrastructure as a result of hostilities," the center, run by Ukraine's special forces, said in a report.
Official: Russia fires at occupied Kherson Oblast infrastructure in 'provocation' act, causes outages
Russian troops struck energy infrastructure in Kherson Oblast, leaving the city of Kakhovka without gas, electricity, and water supply, said Yurii Sobolevskyi, the first deputy head of the Kherson Oblast Council, on March 21.
UN: Russia creating ‘stifling climate of fear’ in occupied territories
Russia is committing widespread violations of international law, including unlawful detention and torture, to create a “stifling climate of fear” in occupied areas of Ukraine, the UN said on March 20.
Western leaders denounce Putin's election 'victory,' fall short of refusing to recognize results
Russian President Vladimir Putin easily cruised to victory in an election ruled neither free nor fair, solidifying his grip on power for another six years. Russia's Central Election Commission awarded Putin with 87.2% of the vote in an election that was widely seen as tightly controlled and without the
EU condemns Russia's illegal election in occupied Ukraine, organizers to 'face consequences'
The results of Russia's election in occupied territories of Ukraine are "null and void," and the election organizers "will face consequences of these illegal actions," Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat, said in a statement on behalf of EU member states on March 18.
Western countries denounce Russia holding election in occupied Ukrainian territories
"Russia has no legitimate basis to hold elections on the sovereign Ukrainian territory of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea. These areas are a part of Ukraine," the U.K. Foreign Office said on X.
Over 50 countries condemn Russia’s illegal election in occupied Ukrainian territories
Ukraine, 56 more countries, and the European Union condemned the illegally organized voting in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine as part of Russia’s presidential election, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya said on March 15.
UN Security Council to meet over Russia’s illegal election in occupied Ukrainian territories
The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting on March 15 to discuss illegally organized voting in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine as part of the country’s presidential election, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya announced.
Pentagon: US aid critical for Ukraine to liberate occupied territories
It is critical for Ukraine to receive additional U.S. funding not only to defend itself but also to take back Russian-occupied territories, Pentagon spokesperson General Pat Ryder said on Feb. 29.
OSCE invokes special mechanism to address arbitrary detentions of Ukrainian civilians by Russia
The Moscow Mechanism allows for an expert mission to be dispatched and assist a country "in the resolution of a particular question or problem relating to the human dimension."
National Resistance Center: Ukrainian partisans blow up Putin's party office in occupied Nova Kahkovka
The Ukrainian resistance blew up an office of the United Russia party in the occupied Ukrainian city of Nova Kakhovka, the National Resistance Center said on Feb. 27.
ISW: Medvedev's rhetoric echoes Stalin
Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said in an interview with Russian media on Feb. 22 that Ukrainian citizens in occupied Ukraine who attempt sabotage against Russia should be "exposed and punished, sent to Siberia ... for re-education in forced labor camps."
‘I still imagine being there:’ A trip through memories of Ukrainian cities in tatters from Russia's war
Russia’s now-10-year war against Ukraine has affected every inch of the country, but no other region has taken the brunt of Russian aggression like Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, comprised of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. While the initial eight years of Russia's invasion only affected a handful of eastern Ukrainian
Russia claims it foiled assassination attempt in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) claims it had prevented an assassination attempt of a "political figure" in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti said on Feb. 19.
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