Ich war fast 30 Jahre alt, als ich Friedas Namen fand: auf den zahlreichen Listen der Bürgerrechtler von Memorial, der Menschenrechtsorganisation, die Russland nun als «extremistisch» eingestuft hat.
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia's Leningrad region, with Russia claiming to have shot down 19 drones. The incident caused significant disruptions to air traffic in the St. Petersburg area, leading to the rerouting of flights.
A new wave of massive Russian air attacks across Ukraine during daylight hours has resulted in at least 10 deaths, according to Kyiv, which condemned the escalation. Moscow has also rejected a proposed energy truce for the Easter period.
As of the morning of April 1, there are widespread power outages in the Sumy region due to an ongoing massive drone attack. Power outages have also affected consumers in three other regions as a result of the attacks.
A six-year-old girl injured during Russia's March 28 shelling attack in the Znob-Novhorodske community of the Sumy region remains in extremely critical condition in hospital.
Russian drone attacks targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities, including Odesa and Kryvyi Rih, resulting in at least three deaths and 13 injuries, with reports of damage to residential buildings and a maternity hospital.
The Russian army has claimed control of a border village in Ukraine's Sumy region, as it continues efforts to establish a 'buffer zone' and make small breakthroughs across the border.
New combined bus routes are being developed in the Sumy region to ensure uninterrupted logistics amid ongoing Russian strikes on railway infrastructure.
In the Khutir-Mykhailivskyi community of the Sumy region, a drone attack on civilian infrastructure killed two brothers, aged 33 and 37, and injured a 54-year-old man.
Rescuers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) extinguished a fire caused by a Russian drone strike on a passenger train in the Sumy region.
Russian troops carried out nearly 120 strikes on 40 settlements in Ukraine's Sumy region over the past 24 hours, resulting in two deaths and one injury.
Russians have again abducted people in the Sumy region: Nineteen civilians from the village of Sopych were taken from the Esman community abroad to Russia.
Russian troops attacked an agricultural enterprise in the Yampil community of Sumy region with drones. The attack resulted in dead and wounded individuals.
Russian troops launched more than 100 strikes on 36 settlements in 16 territorial communities of the Sumy region within 24 hours, damaging educational and medical facilities.
In the Znob-Novhorodske community of the Shostka district, Sumy region, police community officer Serhii Slavskyi and his wife Khrystyna, an emergency paramedic, were killed on February 21 while perfor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed the Ministry of Defense to deploy additional forces to strengthen air defense in the Sumy region.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in collaboration with the FBI and Polish counterintelligence, conducted a coordinated cyber operation to neutralize Russian GRU intelligence activities spying on citizens via hacked routers.
Russia launched an extensive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, with a significant focus on the Kyiv region, resulting in at least one fatality and widespread power outages. The assault involved nearly 500 drones and missiles, prompting Poland to scramble fighter jets.
Ukraine has intensified its attacks on the Russian oil industry, leading to a reduction in refinery capacity and prompting Russia to announce a ban on gasoline exports in response to the strikes on its oil infrastructure.
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.
Despite repeated attempts since last year, Russian troops have not achieved significant progress toward the Krasnopillia community, including the village of Pokrovka, in Ukraine's Sumy region.
Russian forces have reportedly struck a preschool education facility in the Sumy community of Ukraine with a drone, causing damage to the civilian infrastructure.
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, reported that the construction of protective structures at energy facilities in Ukraine's Sumy region has demonstrated effectiveness.
Valerii Vavryniuk, acting head of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, visited combat units defending the state border with Russia in the Sumy region and reviewed the needs of border guard detachments.
Ukrainian forces have confirmed successful strikes on various Russian targets, including depots, oil facilities, a Buk-M1 air defense system, and a command post.
The number of 'red zones' – territories falling under Russian control – has increased in Ukraine's border Sumy region, including many populated areas, according to the Ukrainian monitoring project 'DeepState'.
Over the past two weeks, Ukrainian forces have observed a notable change in Russian battlefield behavior, specifically a significant reduction in the number of combat engagements in the areas of responsibility of the Joint Forces Grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Between the morning of March 1 and the morning of March 2, Russian troops launched more than 90 strikes on 25 settlements in 11 communities in the Sumy region, injuring four people.
Four people were killed and four others injured in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast due to over 100 strikes by Russian forces on 30 settlements across 16 communities.
Ukrainian Defense Forces confirm that the villages of Pokrovka, Nykyforivka, Lypivka, and Platonivka remain under their control, despite enemy reports of advances near these settlements.
A Russian attack targeted a Mondelez International confectionery factory in Trostianets, Sumy region, Ukraine, marking a strike on a major US investment.
Russian police officers have been ordered not to identify themselves as law enforcement on social media or messaging apps, the Russian business news outlet RBC and the news agency Ura.ru reported,…
Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to jointly call on the European Union leadership to remove restrictions on Russian oil and gas supplies to Europe, citing an energy crisis exacerbated by the situation around Iran.
A Moscow court has sentenced German carnival sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight-and-a-half years in prison in absentia for creating carnival floats that depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in sexual situations, which was deemed insulting.
A Russian oil tanker has entered Cuban waters, potentially offering a lifeline to the island, as US President Donald Trump appears to relax a de facto oil blockade and states he sees 'no problem' with Russia delivering oil to Cuba.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the United Arab Emirates, securing a new defense cooperation agreement and discussing security. This visit follows a defense deal with Saudi Arabia, as Ukraine seeks broader arms partnerships with Gulf states to counter Iranian drones.
Russian forces conducted a drone strike on March 25 in Ukraine's Mykolaivka settlement community in the Sumy region, damaging a hospital building, an apartment block, and vehicles.
The town of Pokrovka in Sumy region remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces; claims circulating on Russian media outlets that it has allegedly been captured are untrue.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army attacked approximately 31 settlements in the Sumy region with drones, damaging energy infrastructure and railroad tracks; two people were killed, and nine…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Ukraine expects to test a new SAMP/T air defense system from France this year, which is considered an alternative to the Patriot system and capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.
Russian occupation forces are trying to break through in the village of Popivka in the Sumy region, but their attempts are unsuccessful, and they cannot gain a foothold there.
Russian troops have been striking energy infrastructure in the Sumy region throughout the day, leaving some users in the Sumy and Okhtyrka districts without power.