War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
4/9/2022 11:19:00 PM
Ukraine on Saturday said 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians were returning home following a prisoner exchange with Russia.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/9/2022 9:45:50 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that he is committed to pressing for peace despite Russian attacks on civilians that have stunned the world, and he renewed his plea for countries to send more weapons ahead of an expected surge in fighting in the country's east.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
4/8/2022 5:05:00 PM
A rocket attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed dozens on Friday as civilians raced to flee the Donbas region bracing for a feared Russian offensive.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/6/2022 3:23:21 PM
The UN General Assembly will vote Thursday on suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council following allegations that Russian troops deliberately murdered civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, the assembly presidency said.
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World
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Africa
4/6/2022 12:25:56 PM
Mali's army and foreign soldiers suspected to be Russian recently killed an estimated 300 men _ some of them suspected Islamic extremist fighters but most civilians _ in Moura in central Mali, Human Rights Watch said.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/4/2022 2:39:41 PM
EU officials said Monday they were weighing new sanctions targeting Moscow in response to alleged atrocities against Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces that sparked a wave of international outrage.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
4/4/2022 1:13:49 PM
Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some Western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country's east.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/4/2022 10:46:48 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was in favour of new sanctions against Moscow after claims that Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
4/3/2022 11:02:33 PM
Ukraine's prosecutor-general says the bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian forces.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
4/3/2022 5:32:26 PM
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of committing genocide and attempting to eliminate the "whole nation" of Ukraine, a day after the discovery of mass graves and apparently executed civilians near Kyiv.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/3/2022 3:22:10 PM
Germany on Sunday condemned the killings of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha as a "terrible war crime" and called for fresh EU sanctions against Russia.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
4/3/2022 1:10:02 PM
As evidence mounts of "appalling acts" in the Ukrainian towns of Irpin and Bucha, Russia's attacks on civilians must be investigated as war crimes, Britain's foreign minister said Sunday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/2/2022 2:31:08 PM
As Russian forces pull back from Ukraine's capital region, retreating troops are creating a "catastrophic" situation for civilians by leaving mines around homes, abandoned equipment, and "even the bodies of those killed," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
4/1/2022 7:05:05 PM
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is consolidating and preparing "powerful strikes" in the country's east and south, including besieged Mariupol, where a new attempt will be made Friday to evacuate civilians from the devastated city.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/31/2022 10:10:26 AM
The Ukrainian government is sending 45 buses on Thursday to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol, where the Russian defense ministry has announced a local ceasefire, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/30/2022 10:49:16 PM
The Russian defense ministry announced a ceasefire starting Thursday morning in Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol to allow civilians to be evacuated.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/30/2022 2:02:19 PM
“Egypt condemns all acts of violence and terrorism targeting civilians,” Ahmed Hafez — the official spokesperson for the foreign ministry — said in a statement on Wednesday.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/27/2022 10:46:22 AM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily warned Moscow that it is sowing a deep hatred for Russia among his people, as constant artillery barrages and aerial bombings are reducing cities to rubble, killing civilians and driving others into shelters, leaving them to scrounge for food and water to survive.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/26/2022 12:09:12 PM
Russia has signalled it may dial back its war aims to focus on eastern Ukraine after failing to break the nation's resistance in a month of fighting and attacks on civilians, including up to 300 feared killed in the bombing of a theatre.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/24/2022 6:34:23 PM
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution blaming Russia for humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival.
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