Ukraine brings back more than 40 children from Russian-occupied territory in two weeks

OSCE report: Around 1.6 million Ukrainian children allegedly subjected to Russian indoctrination and militarization

Kyiv claims that 20,610 children have been taken to Russian territory. This practice may constitute the crime of persecution, which is considered a crime against humanity The post OSCE report: Around 1.6 million Ukrainian children allegedly subjected to Russian indoctrination and militarization appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Another group of Ukrainian children arrives in Azerbaijan for rehabilitation

Another group of Ukrainian children arrives in Azerbaijan for rehabilitation

Russia seized 84 sq km in June, but rate of advance slowed – DeepState

Russian forces occupied 84 sq km of Ukrainian territory in June. However, if areas liberated by Ukraine's defence forces are taken into account, the net change in occupied territory for Russia may be negative for the second consecutive month.

46 Azerbaijani families returned to the Jebrail district.

In the village of Shyukyrbeyli, 223 members of Azerbaijani families who left the Jebrail district during the Karabakh conflict returned today.

Russia and Ukraine exchange 160 POWs – MOD

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 160 prisoners of war each, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

New prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia returns 320 prisoners of war

New prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia returns 320 prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine Exchange 160 Prisoners of War in Latest Swap

(NaturalNews) Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner of war exchange on Friday, June 26 â“ with 160 servicemen returned to each side, the Russian Ministry of Defe...

Plane with Russian soldiers released from Ukrainian captivity lands in Moscow Region

The Russian defense ministry said earlier that on June 26, Russia had brought back 160 Russian servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, handing over 160 Ukrainian servicemen in exchange

Ukraine Brings Home 160 POWs, Nearly All Held Since 2022

Ukraine and Russia carried out another prisoner exchange on Friday, with Kyiv bringing home 160 servicemembers captured during the early stages of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

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— Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian servicemen returned from Kiev-controlled territory in a prisoner exchange.Overnight high-precision strike hit a military recruitment center and weapons storage in Kiev, and a refinery in Kremenchug, Poltava region.In Konstantinovka, Russian forces liberated 763 buildings between June 20–26, continuing to clear Ukrainian groups in the southwest.In Krasny Liman, assault units captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings over the same period.Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of FAB-500 aerial bomb raids on Ukrainian positions across the operation zone.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@IntelSlava

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine brings home 160 POWs in new exchange with Russia

Ukraine brings home 160 POWs in new exchange with Russia;EU to restrict protections for Ukrainian men, says it's at Kyiv's request;Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea announce state of emergency amid intensified Ukrainian drone attacks;Ukraine says it struck Russian military supply vessels, air defense

DOJ announces 60-day, multi-agency Chicagoland sting nabbing 305 ‘fugitives’

Twenty-four children have been reunited with their families, 305 fugitives arrested, and 179 charges filed against defendants in 140 cases in a multi-agency federal operation, says the Justice Department in annoucing a weeks-long, multi-agency operation. The DOJ posted on Thursday that 11 agencies had participated “as part of this first-of-its-kind ‘badgeless’ enforcement initiative in Chicagoland in []...Click to read more

Ukraine Loses Up to 495 Soldiers to Russia's Vostok Battlegroup in Past Day

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost up to 495 soldiers in combat against Russia's Vostok battlegroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Over two million casualties?

Russia has lost around 450,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine, while total number of casualties — including those killed, wounded, and missing on both sides — exceeds two million, according to a new study by the U.S. think tank CSIS.

Russia says it has taken five villages in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry claims to have captured five villages in Ukraine's eastern regions, including four in Kharkiv and one in Donetsk. However, Ukraine's President Zelensky vehemently denies Russia's assertion of taking the strategically vital city of Kostiantynivka, calling it another fabrication. This city is crucial for Ukraine's defence line in the industrial Donetsk region, and its capture would significantly aid Russia's northern advance.

Russia has hit over 200 Ukrainian locomotives this year. It’s targeting logistics that keep country supplied

Russia has destroyed or damaged over 200 Ukrainian locomotives in first-half 2026 alone.

Russian propaganda claimed a girl was ‘rescued’ from ‘liberated’ Kostiantynivka. She had been far from the front for weeks.

Russian propaganda has been pushing a story about the rescue of a 10-year-old girl from Kostiantynivka, a city in the Donetsk region that Vladimir Putin was told Russian forces had fully captured in early July — though Ukraine says the city remains under Ukrainian military control. The independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo found a hole in the account: the girl appears to have been far from the front line for at least a month before reports of her “rescue” surfaced.

Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka

Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

Russia claims it took control of another settlement in Ukraine's Sumy region

Russian forces captured village of Ivolzhanske, Defense Ministry claims

Ukraine Loses Over 470 Soldiers Against Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup in Single Day, Moscow Says

Russia's Defense Ministry reported more than 470 Ukrainian casualties to the Vostok battlegroup in a single day, with total losses across all six Russian battlegroups exceeding 1,470 personnel Sunday. Independent verification of the figures is not possible under current conflict conditions.

Putin’s Backfire fleet is burning — Ukraine shows the West how to win

Since invading Ukraine in 2022, Russia may have lost more than 70 of its combat-ready Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers. According to Ukraine’s Defense Express, Moscow entered the war with roughly 33 to 41 mission-capable Backfires from a larger nominal fleet. Today, after 24 airframes were destroyed or damaged beyond repair, Russia may retain only nine fully []

How Long Do Russian Soldiers Last on the Frontline in Ukraine? Not Long AT ALL

How Long Do Russian Soldiers Last on the Frontline in Ukraine? Not Long AT ALL

Poland breaks up Russian operation paying Ukrainian refugees to hold protests

Nine Ukrainians and two Belarusians suspected of involvement have been detained and deported.

Ukraine takes out a third of Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet as efforts to isolate Crimea gain steam

Ukraine claimed that it has destroyed or disabled roughly a third of the fleet which had 74 warships in February 2022, including the Rostov-on-Don Kilo-class submarine, Ropucha-class landing ships and multiple missile boats. Ukraine’s General Staff said 29 Russian vessels had been put out of action as of February 2025. By March 2024, Britain’s Ministry...