Topline At least six Ukrainian civilians are dead following overnight missile strikes across Ukraine Thursday, with the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—Europe’s largest—shifting to emergency power as...
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Nearly 60 Feared Dead After Russia Bombs School Building Sheltering Civilians, Ukrainian Governor Says
Topline Nearly 60 people are feared dead after a Russian bomb struck a school building in the eastern Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka, the Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region said on Sunday, as ...
‘Compelling Evidence’ Of Russian War Crimes—Including Deliberate Killing Of Civilians—In Ukraine, Amnesty International Says
Topline Amnesty International on Friday said it has documented “compelling evidence” Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine, the latest development in a growing campaign by governments and...
Over 3,000 Civilians Killed In Ukraine Since Russia Invaded, U.N. Says
Topline The United Nations’ civilian death toll in Ukraine related to Russia’s invasion surpassed 3,000 Monday, a grim milestone as casualties from the war continue to pile up at an alarming rate. Pic...
Evacuation Of Civilians From Mariupol Steel Plant Continues, Nearly 100 Set To Arrive In Ukraine-Controlled Territory Today
Topline The evacuation of Ukrainian civilians from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol—now under Russian control—is set to continue on Monday as a convoy carrying 100 evacue...
UN Predicts More Than 8 Million Refugees Will Flee Ukraine This Year
Topline The United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it expects more than 8 million people to flee Ukraine this year following Russia’s invasion, more than double the agency’s previous e...
More Than 5 Million Refugees Have Fled Ukraine Since Start Of Russia’s Invasion
Topline More than 5 million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion two months ago, the United Nations’ refugee agency said on Wednesday, as it warned of the risks of trafficking...
More Than 900 Civilians Dead In Kyiv, Police Chief Says
Topline Over 900 civilian bodies have been found in the region of Kyiv, Ukraine, since Russian forces withdrew from the area, the regional police chief said on Friday, with many of the victims discove...
More Than 500 Ukrainian Children Killed Or Injured Since Russia Invaded, Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office Says
Topline More than 500 children have been killed or injured since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine six weeks ago, Ukraine’s prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday, while the United Nations’ childre...
Plan To ‘Terrorize’ Ukrainian Civilians Came From ‘Highest Levels’ Of Russian Government, White House Says
Topline National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday there was a plan from the “highest levels” of the Kremlin all the way up to Russian President Vladimir Putin to “brutalize” Ukrainian civili...
Dozens Of Evacuees Feared Dead After Russia Strikes Train Station In Eastern Ukraine
Topline Dozens of people are feared to have been killed or injured on Friday after a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine, according to multiple news reports, as Mos...
Over 400 Dead Civilians Found Near Kyiv As Russia Retreats, Ukraine Says
Topline Ukrainian investigators have found the bodies of 410 dead civilians in the Kyiv region in recent days, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said Sunday, after Russian forces were acc...
Ukraine Says New Red Cross Office In Russia Will Legitimize Moscow’s Alleged Abduction Of Civilians
Topline Ukrainian authorities on Sunday appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to not open its planned new facility in Russia, reiterating their earlier warnings that Russia w...