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150,000 Ukrainian IDPs have returned to occupied regions, MP says

About 150,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have already returned to Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, lawmaker Maksym Tkachenko said in an interview with the news outlet Ukrinform published Nov. 24. There are nearly 5 million IDPs currently registered in Ukraine, including 3.6 million who fled or were forced from their homes after Russia's full-scale invasion in […]

Ukraine

November 24, 2024

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MP walks back his statement on number of IDPs returning to occupied territories

Ukrainian lawmaker Maksym Tkachenko said that his earlier statement about 150,000 internally displaced persons (IDP) returning to occupied territories was only his assumption, not based on real data, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 25. "There is no such data. This was my unfounded and emotional assumption," Tkachenko told Ukrinform. "I spoke incorrectly, so I'm taking back […]

Ukraine

November 25, 2024

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Russia has stolen over 180,000 tons of Ukrainian grain from occupied Mariupol, Shmyhal says

Russia has stolen more than 180,000 tons of Ukrainian grain through the port of the occupied city of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast alone, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a government meeting on Oct. 8. Already by mid-2023, Russia is believed to have stolen up to 6 million metric tons of grain harvested in occupied […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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Despite popular uprising, Kremlin's grip on occupied Abkhazia runs supreme

When local council members gathered in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia last week to discuss new measures promoting Russian investment, a group of protestors rose to meet them. The proposed legislation, which would have legalized Russian investment and land ownership in the occupied region, had already sparked unrest. On Nov. 19, protesters blocked bridges […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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Large fire erupts at oil depot in occupied Crimea's Feodosia at site of previous Ukrainian strike

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being update. A large fire erupted at an oil depot in Russian-occupied Feodosia late on Oct. 10 at the site of a previous Ukrainian drone strike, where another blaze has been burning for four days, local media reported. According to the telegram channel Crimean Wind, the […]

Ukraine

October 10, 2024

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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories

Key developments on Nov. 29: Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories Ukraine hits oil depot in Rostov Oblast, destroys Buk radar station in Russian-occupied territory, Kyiv claims Syrskyi orders deployment of more reserves to Pokrovsk, Kurakhove directions in Donetsk Oblast Zelensky appoints new Ground Forces of […]

Ukraine

November 29, 2024

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Oil depot burning in occupied Luhansk Oblast after Ukrainian strike, General Staff says

Ukraine hit a Russian fuel depot in occupied Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on Oct. 12. Ukrainian troops in cooperation with the intelligence service (HUR) struck a depot containing oil and petroleum products used by the Russian military near the town of Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast. The attack set the depot ablaze and Ukraine is […]

Ukraine

October 12, 2024

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Zelensky suggests ending 'hot phase' of war in exchange for NATO membership without occupied territories

To end the "hot phase of the war," NATO would have to offer membership to Ukrainian territory under government control, with the invitation recognizing the country's internationally recognized borders, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News "If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should quickly take under […]

Ukraine

November 29, 2024

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Russian major killed by car bomb in occupied Luhansk, Ukraine's intelligence claims

Russian Major Dmitriy Pervukha was killed in the center of Russian-occupied Luhansk after his car exploded, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said on Oct. 19. "On Oct. 18, 2024, at about 11:40 a.m., a UAZ Patriot car exploded" on one of the streets in Luhansk, HUR said on Telegram. Pervukha was inside the car, according to […]

Ukraine

October 19, 2024

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Russian telecom equipment destroyed in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's intel says

Four facilities housing telecommunication equipment for the illegal operator Phoenix, used by Russian forces, were destroyed in the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Dec. 29. Without explicitly claiming responsibility, the agency said that "disruptions to the Russian military's logistics and communications are an important continuous process." The Phoenix is […]

Ukraine

December 29, 2024

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Investigation: Russians carry out systemic terror in occupied part of Kherson Oblast

On the morning of Nov. 20, 2023, Russians came to Raisa Rusnak’s home, looking for her 28-year-old son Ruslan. Four masked men threw him onto the ground and began beating him. "Guys, what have I done to you? What do you want from me?" Ruslan shouted. Those were the final words Raisa heard from her […]

Ukraine

October 19, 2024

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Drone kills Russian journalist in occupied Donetsk Oblast, wounds 5 others, Russian media reports

Russia’s Izvestia newspaper reported on Jan. 4 that a Ukrainian "kamikaze" drone attack killed one of its freelance reporters, Alexander Martemyanov, while he was traveling on a highway in occupied eastern Ukraine. According to Russia's state-owned RIA Novosti news agency, Martemyanov had been returning from reporting on shelling in the Russian-controlled city of Horlivka in […]

Ukraine

January 4, 2025

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