War

In the Izyum district of Kharkiv region, a car ran over an explosive device, as a result of which two men in the car were killed. That’s according to the Kharkiv region Police Department, Ukrinform reports. "The men were heading home to the village of Pashkove of the Barvinky territorial community in a VAZ 2106 when contact was lost with them," the report says. The police established that on December 1, the car hit an explosive device on a field road. The vehicle sustained significant mechanical damage. The two men, 59 and 44, died in the incident. Investigators have opened…

The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted a phone call between a Russian military and a civilian woman regarding the Russian command concealing the circumstances of how freshly called-up servicemen die in Ukraine ahead of another wave of mobilization. That’s according to the SBU press service, Ukrinform reports. In the call, the woman is heard telling the man, who is fighting in the Donetsk region, that the mobilized return home in coffins, while their relatives are most stunned by the official cause of death reported to them. "Crowds of mobilized servicemen are coming back home. In zinc coffins... They write that…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov examined Kherson International Airport in de-occupied Chornobaivka, which had been destroyed by Russian invaders. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Twitter, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “These are the remains of the Kherson International Airport. russians will understand the first 3 letters of the city name without a translator… this is the only thing they can get from Ukraine,” Reznikov wrote. Це залишки вивіски міжнародного аеропорту «ХЕРСОН» в Чорнобаївці.Перші три літери назви міста росіяни зрозуміють без перекладача - і це єдине, що вони можуть отримати від України.Багато з них, хто…

Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev, Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that the enemy troops are building up in Belarus. "To date, the situation in the Northern Operational Zone is under control. But the allied [Russia-Belarus] group of troops continue building up in the territory of Belarus. Therefore, we are constantly monitoring the situation and preparing our forces for an adequate response. Currently, there is no threat from Belarus. We make efforts to increase the stability of our defense and the adequacy of our response to the growth of this threat," Nayev said, the…

Russian troops have already killed 443 children in Ukraine. "As of the morning of December 3, 2022, more than 1,295 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from juvenile prosecutors, 443 children were killed and more than 852 children were injured," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. The data are not final as the efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories. Most children were affected in Donetsk region – 424, Kharkiv region –…

Over the past day, Russian troops struck the settlements of Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, Kupyansk, and Izyum districts of Kharkiv region. Oleg Synegubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted the report on Telegram. In particular, in Lypytsk community, the second floor of a residential building caught fire as a result of the Russian shelling. In Vovchansk, reeds and grass were burning in an open area. "After midnight, the houses were damaged, a garage was destroyed, the windows in the buildings were blown out as a result of a Russian rocket attack on the town of Kupyansk. There were no casualties,"…

Russian troops struck Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with Grad MLRS and artillery.   "A night of continuous shelling. The Russians struck Nikopol nine times with Grad MLRS and heavy artillery. The district center got the most. More than 30 enemy shells slammed into Nikopol," Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to him, nobody was injured. Twenty private houses, outbuildings, power lines and gas pipelines were damaged, and 50 solar panels were broken. In Chervonohryhorivka and Marhanets communities, no casualties were reported. Several apartment blocks, a power line and a gas pipeline were damaged. A gas…

Volodymyr Zelensky is sure that the Russian leadership will not be able to avoid accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The President of Ukraine said this in a video address to the nation, Ukrinform reports. "All this week we have been working at various levels in European capitals to gain a critical mass of support for the launch of a special tribunal – a tribunal for Russian aggression. London, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, and other capitals... We are strengthening our position everywhere, accumulating the support of our partners. I am sure that there will be a tribunal, there will…

An Independent International Commission of Inquiry to investigate violations of human rights in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, established by the UN Human Rights Council, says the war has a devastating effect on the rights and lives of children. That's according to a report, posted on the OHCHR website, as seen by Ukrinform. The Commission expresses concern about the devastating situation which continues to affect children’s rights and lives. The spectrum of their endangered rights is constantly multiplying. In addition to documented cases of violations to the personal integrity of children, mothers told us that children are facing challenges…

Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin has met with his colleagues from 20 countries in The Hague. The parties discussed the initiative of establishing Prosecutor’s Temporary Office, which would be responsible for the strategy of investigating Russia’s crime of aggression. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, following the first coordination meeting of prosecutors from 20 countries, who are investigating Russian war crimes, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In the course of the meeting, prosecutors discussed the strengthening of cooperation, the ways of exchanging evidence and information, and the initiative of establishing Prosecutor’s Temporary Office, which would…