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Russian attacks continue to claim civilian lives and cause injuries across eastern Ukraine, with reports of at least four deaths and numerous injuries in Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Sumy Oblasts. Ukraine's Interior Minister stated that 70 to 100 civilians are killed weekly by Russian aggression.
Nine people were injured in Russian drone strikes on Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast, with buildings and a church also sustaining damage.
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack across Russia, including the Moscow region, resulting in at least four deaths and multiple injuries. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that the deadly strikes were "entirely justified."
Russian forces conducted strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine's Lviv and Kharkiv oblasts, causing damage and leaving thousands of consumers without power.
Russia launched widespread missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, hitting railway infrastructure, industrial facilities, and causing casualties and gas supply disruptions. Simultaneously, Ukraine conducted massive drone strikes deep into Russian territory, targeting oil refineries and military complexes.
President Vladimir Putin's security has been drastically heightened in recent months, with the Kremlin reportedly fearing assassination attempts and potential drone attacks. Ukrainian President Zelensky also stated that Russia is apprehensive about possible drone strikes over Red Square during the Victory Day parade.
Ukrainian drone attacks caused a major fire and oil spill at a Russian refinery, leading to a state of emergency and Putin's reaction. The incident also raised concerns about global oil supply.
Russian drone strikes have resulted in the deaths of two individuals in Ukraine, with one person killed in a civilian vehicle in Kharkiv Oblast and another in residential buildings in Sumy Oblast.
Russian attacks targeted Ukraine's Chernihiv and Kyiv Oblasts, resulting in damage to a tax office building in Pryluky and homes in Kyiv Oblast, where one person was injured.
Russian forces launched multiple guided aerial bombs at Kharkiv Oblast, with one strike causing a fire in the city and another hitting a dam. Six guided aerial bombs were reportedly dropped on the dam.
The Kremlin announced in a Sunday interview that Russia will not extend the Orthodox Easter truce with Ukraine if President Volodymyr Zelensky does not accept its conditions.
A 58-year-old man was injured and a fire engine damaged in Russian FPV drone strikes in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russia struck Kharkiv and Chernihiv oblasts, causing a fire at a company and destroying lorries at a car park. No casualties were reported.
Russian forces attacked the village of Polova in the Solonytsia hromada in Kharkiv Oblast on the afternoon of 2 April, killing a man and injuring a child and a woman.
In the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast, police evacuated a woman from under the rubble following Russian airstrikes.
Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Sumy, and Kharkiv oblasts on March 22 resulted in four deaths and eleven injuries.
On the evening of March 17, a Russian drone struck a store in Slatyne, Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two men.
Mykyta Dotsenko, who joined Ukraine’s forces as a volunteer at 22, was killed near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast.
A Russian drone struck a commuter train in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring the driver and his assistant, though passengers were reported unharmed.
Russian forces have struck 14 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast and the city of Kharkiv over the past day. Three people have been killed and 16 injured, including a child.
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Russian attacks on energy infrastructure facilities and ongoing fighting have caused power cuts affecting consumers in parts of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv oblasts in Ukraine on March 5.
Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kherson, Donetsk, and Kharkiv oblasts have resulted in three deaths and 35 injuries over the past day.
Russia launched a nighttime attack on a gas production facility belonging to the Naftogaz Group in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.
Rescuers recovered a man's body from under rubble in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region after a Russian drone attack, with his wife also sustaining injuries.
As of 25 February, power outages are affecting some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Kharkiv oblasts due to combat actions and Russian attacks on energy infrastructure facilities.
A Russian airstrike on the village of Novoosynove in the Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast, killed two people and injured three, including children, on February 20.
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for striking a major Russian oil pumping station located approximately 200 km from Moscow, with the SBU stating it supplied Moscow Oblast. Ukrainian officials have indicated preparations for further attacks on Russian targets.
Russia and Ukraine have engaged in a series of drone attacks, with Russia striking a funeral procession in Sumy and oil and gas facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava, causing civilian casualties. Ukraine, in turn, claims to have struck a Russian frigate and oil infrastructure, while denying responsibility for an attack on a student dormitory in Luhansk.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy vowed retribution following deadly Russian bombardments and warned of new Russian attack plans, potentially via Belarus. He also claimed Russia plans to attack the Ukrainian Presidency.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled his readiness for peace negotiations on Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirming these signals. Putin also proposed former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a potential mediator, a suggestion that was subsequently rejected by Germany.
Both Russia and Ukraine have declared separate ceasefires in the conflict, with Russia's truce intended to mark Victory Day. Russia warned of a massive missile attack if its ceasefire is violated, while Ukraine's declaration came as a symmetrical response.
The Ukraine war has seen a significant escalation in drone warfare, with Russia launching hundreds of attack drones and Ukraine conducting strikes on Russian targets, including an oil complex. Concurrently, intense ground fighting continues with dozens of combat engagements reported across the front lines.
Russian forces launched a strike on Balakliia in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, which resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to two other civilians.
Ukraine has repaired and reopened the damaged Druzhba pipeline, which transports Russian oil to Europe, with President Zelensky stating there are no longer grounds to block a €90 billion EU loan. This move aims to resolve a dispute that had impacted EU financial support.
Ukraine launched strikes on multiple Russian oil industry facilities, including refineries, an oil depot, and a Baltic Sea port, while also hitting a meat processing plant in the Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, heavy combat engagements continued, particularly in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors, and Russia conducted a missile strike on central Kharkiv.
Russian forces conducted multiple attacks across Ukraine, including drone strikes in Sumy Oblast that killed a truck driver and wounded police and medical workers, and airstrikes in Kharkiv Oblast that injured several civilians. Additionally, a railway strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast led to the evacuation of 500 passengers.
A Russian FPV drone attacked a civilian vehicle in the village of Liutivka, Kharkiv Oblast, during a "ceasefire," injuring a 70-year-old man and damaging his vehicle.
Russia hits Kharkiv Oblast oil refinery, causing 'significant' damage The Kyiv Independent
Trenutno smo pod ukrajinskom gasnom blokadom, ali možemo nadoknaditi gubitak sa juga, ako se ta pupčana vrpca preseče, mađarska ekonomija će stati, poručio je premijer Viktor Orban.
Russian drones launched an overnight attack on April 2nd, targeting and damaging port infrastructure, civilian buildings, and high-rise structures in Ukraine's Odesa region, including Chornomorsk.
A train passenger was killed in Kharkiv Oblast after reportedly refusing to evacuate during a Russian drone attack on the region.
A Russian FPV drone attacked an emergency medical team in Hrushivka, Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast, resulting in injuries to a female medic and a driver.
Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and its surrounding areas, with Russian air defense reportedly destroying 53 drones. Separately, an oil depot in southern Russia caught fire after a drone attack.
A 15-year-old girl was killed and her parents severely injured in a Russian attack on a village near Chernihiv, Ukraine, which also damaged two residential buildings.
Ukrainian law enforcement has identified 13 collaborators who looted and tortured civilians, holding them in metal containers without food or water, during the Russian occupation of Izium in Kharkiv Oblast.
A Russian drone attack on a house in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv Oblast, on March 11 resulted in one man killed and two women injured.
Police in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district discovered an unexploded munition from a Russian drone, leading to a cordoned-off area and plans for a controlled blast, with authorities assuring no danger to residents.
Prosecutors report that two women were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast on March 4.
This article details how Ukraine successfully recaptured the strategic city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast and reveals the secret behind the operation.
Russian forces carried out a drone strike on the village of Verkhnia Rohanка in Kharkiv Oblast, leaving five people injured, including two children.
Parts of Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts have remained without electricity as of 26 February following a Russian combined large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
On 24 February, Russia struck a Naftogaz building in Kharkiv Oblast with drones, causing damage and forcing the facility to stop operations.
Emergency electricity outage schedules have been introduced in Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast to stabilize the power grid following Russian attacks.
Russia conducted a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv, utilizing hypersonic Oreshnik missiles, resulting in four deaths and significant destruction. The strikes drew widespread condemnation from European leaders, who described the attack as an escalation and a political scare tactic.
Russian forces carried out separate attacks in Ukraine, killing one person in a strike on a lorry in Kharkiv Oblast. Another person was killed and others injured in an attack on an agricultural enterprise in Novhorod-Siverskyi.
Russian forces bombarded a house in Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv Oblast, around 18:00 on May 13, injuring a mother and daughter.
Ukraine accused Russia of violating its unilateral ceasefire by launching drone and missile attacks across the country, resulting in dozens of casualties. Russia, in turn, claimed Ukraine attacked Crimea.
Russia conducted widespread missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, with air defenses downing many UAVs but still resulting in casualties and damage in regions like Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv. Concurrently, Ukrainian attacks were reported to have significantly impacted Russian oil refinery production, bringing it to a 17-year low.
Russian forces have launched numerous attacks across several Ukrainian regions, including Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Donetsk, resulting in multiple civilian deaths and injuries, as well as damage to infrastructure and a nature reserve.
A group of Kenyan citizens fighting as mercenaries for Russia has been killed in combat by Ukrainian defence forces in Kharkiv Oblast.
The European Union moved to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary's Viktor Orbán lifted his veto, marking a significant development in EU financial aid to Kyiv.
Russian forces dropped guided aerial bombs on the village of Cherkaska Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring two civilians and causing damage to buildings and cars.
Russian forces struck the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast with a drone on 13 April, killing a 74-year-old woman and injuring three other people.
Former Albanian MP Myslym Murrizi has strongly reacted to Prime Minister Edi Rama's statements on European integration, bringing up allegations about an Ukrainian caught in Germany who reportedly worked with Rama's brother in a call center.
A fuel depot in Feodosia, temporarily occupied Crimea, caught fire after shelling. Separately, Russian forces attacked a company in Kharkiv Oblast and a car park in Chernihiv Oblast, causing fires and destroying lorries.
Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed 9 people and injured 95 over the past day. Separately, Russian drone strikes damaged residential buildings in Odesa, injuring at least 3.
The Kremlin has denied reports that President Vladimir Putin pressured leading Russian businessmen to donate money to stabilize the country's finances for the Ukraine war, clarifying that while contributions are welcomed, they are voluntary. This comes after earlier reports indicated Putin was demanding funds from oligarchs for the ongoing conflict.
A Russian drone strike hit a commuter train in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, resulting in the death of one passenger and affecting others on board.
A Russian drone hit a residential area in Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast, injuring five people and sparking a fire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Russia's spring offensive has failed, noting that Russian forces are struggling to advance with military equipment and are now resorting to small group attacks, indicating Russia has no intention of ending the war.
Russian strikes on energy infrastructure have left some consumers without electricity in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Zaporizhzhia, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad oblasts.
Russian forces conducted a drone attack on the city of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast overnight, hitting residential areas.
A Russian attack UAV hit a house in Merefa, Kharkiv Oblast, injuring three adults and a 6-year-old child.
A Russian drone attack on Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast set a house on fire and injured two people on the night of 6-7 March.
The Russians attempted to break through the Ukrainian border towards the settlements of Zybyne and Kruhle in Kharkiv Oblast on 3 March.
Russian forces attacked a Naftogaz gas production facility in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, causing significant damage. This is part of ongoing systematic attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Two Russian soldiers have been convicted in absentia for the rape of a Ukrainian woman and locking her family in a basement during the occupation of Kharkiv Oblast in April 2022.
Russia attacked railway infrastructure in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk oblasts, and also struck the territory of a children's railway in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 25-26 February.
Russian forces have attacked parked lorries far from the front line, near the settlement of Valky in Kharkiv Oblast.
Russian troops have attacked the village of Artilne in Kharkiv Oblast with a drone, injuring five people.