War

Since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 8,766 civilian casualties in the country: 4,031 killed and 4,735 injured. “This included: a total of 4,031 killed (1,529 men, 995 women, 92 girls, and 100 boys, as well as 69 children and 1,246 adults whose sex is yet unknown); a total of 4,735 injured (957 men, 629 women, 110 girls, and 132 boys, as well as 164 children and 2,743 adults whose sex is yet unknown),” reads the OHCHR’s civilian casualty update. As noted, most of the…

The Russian military fired three missiles at the Dnipropetrovsk region this morning, killing ten people and wounding at least 35 others after one missile hit a Ukrainian National Guard base in Dnipro. Hennadii Korban, head of the Dnipro Territorial Defense, said this on Dnipro TV, Ukrinform reports. "There was a tragedy in the morning. An Iskander missile struck a National Guard firing range. Unfortunately, about ten people were killed. About 30-35 people were injured. Most of the personnel were scattered throughout the region," he said. There could have been more casualties, but according to an order by the Ukrainian Defense…

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, has called on Western partners to provide Ukraine with U.S.-made multiple launch rocket systems as soon as possible. He made a respective appeal on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. According to Yermak, the United States continues to discuss the transfer of MLRS to Ukraine. Referring to CNN, he said that U.S. partners could hand over advanced missile systems to Ukraine if they make a respective decision next week. "We are grateful for artillery and other assistance, but modern MLRS will help us stop the Russian invasion and gain a tangible superiority at the front.…

About 70 bodies were found under the rubble in the territory of former Oktiabr plant in captured Mariupol. The bodies will be buried in a mass grave. "The workers of Russia’s emergency situations ministry found about 70 bodies in the territory of the former Oktiabr plant while removing the rubble on Kuyindzhi Street. The reason is the same: people were blocked by a collapsed building after the shelling," Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to Mariupol mayor, posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. He noted that the bodies had been packed in plastic bags and taken for burial in a mass grave in the…

As a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 241 children have been killed. "As of the morning of May 27, 2022, more than 679 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 241 children were killed and more than 438 were injured," the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Telegram with reference to the data of juvenile prosecutors. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway to establish casualties in places of active hostilities, in the…

A fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force has struck an enemy target in the sky over the Chernivtsi region. Serhii Osadchuk, head of the Chernivtsi Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "I thank Ukrainian military pilots!" he wrote. The Ukrainian Air Force Command confirmed the report, saying that the target was a Russian cruise missile. "At about 22:30, a fighter jet of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy cruise missile in the sky over the Chernivtsi region!" the statement reads. Earlier reports said that in the area of responsibility of…

In Mykolaiv Region, Russian troops attempted to bypass the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and advance towards the regional center. The relevant statement was made by South Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Looking for the slightest opportunity to advance towards the city of Mykolaiv, the enemy’s enhanced platoon, with the support of tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, attempted to bypass Ukrainian positions. Having inflicted fire damage, with the support of Mi-8 helicopters, Ukrainian forces eliminated up to seven rashists and destroyed one BMP-2 vehicle. The enemy was finally repulsed and retreated to their defense frontiers,”…

Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled 13 settlements in Donetsk region, killing and wounding civilians. That’s according to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry’s report on Telegram, seen by Ukrinform. "Russian forces have employed Iskander missile systems, Grads and Tornado multiple rocket launchers, heavy artillery, and tanks against Avdiyivka, Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Sloviansk, Marinka, Mykolaivka, Sviatohirsk, Lyman, Pivdenne, Velyka Novosilka, Raihorodok, Sydorove, and Vremivka,” the statement reads. As reported, 27 civilian objects, including households, a school, a health resort, and railway infrastructure, sustained damage. Police have documented the aftermath of shelling as evidence of Russian crimes for further trials. The police and…

Ukraine expects that international partners will supply weapons capable of strike enemy targets at longer distances. This was stated via Telegram by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukrinform reports. "It’s very difficult for us, but we’re standing. We’re fighting for every section of the front line, for every settlement. Western weapons and equipment help us drive the enemy out of our land. We’re grateful for the international technical assistance provided. At the same time, we’re in dire need of weapons that would be able to hit the enemy at longer distances. And this must not…

As more accusations are made at the international level against Russia of creating a food crisis, which was the result of the blockade of Ukrainian sea ports, the Russian Defense Ministry has begun to justify itself for its criminal actions. That's according to an article published on the website of the Information Resistance news site, Ukrinform reports. "In particular, the Russian Defense Ministry sent a letter to the president of the Moscow Association of Military Attaches (MAMA), the president of the Moscow Association of Air Force Attaches (AFOA) and the president of the Moscow Association of Naval Attaches (FNOA), in…