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In a significant development, Ukraine's Armed Forces (AFU) have successfully regained control of the Boyko Towers gas and oil production platforms near the shores of Crimea in the Black Sea. These platforms had been occupied by Russia since 2014.

An independent statistical analysis conducted by Russian media outlets Mediazona and Meduza, in collaboration with a data scientist from Germany's Tübingen University, estimates that nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine. Using the concept of excess mortality, the study examined inheritance records and official mortality data to reveal the true human cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The analysis highlights the hidden deaths that the Russian government has tried to conceal, shedding light on the devastating impact of the conflict.

Save the Children reveals that over 500 children have been killed or injured in Ukraine during the 500 days of the ongoing conflict. The UN recorded over 25,000 civilian casualties, with explosive weapons causing more than 90% of the civilian casualties. The psychological distress experienced by children from air raid alerts and daily attacks is significant. Save the Children calls for adherence to international humanitarian and human rights laws to protect civilians, especially children, from harm.

The war in Ukraine, alongside other conflict and climate-driven upheaval led more people to leave their homes last year, heightening the urgency for immediate, collective action to alleviate the global crisis, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said.   

May 9 commemorates the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, and is widely celebrated as Victory Day. Not just Russia but several European countries celebrate Victory Day. However, the war in Ukraine undermines the celebrations this year. A day ahead of the day, Russia launched a wave of drone, missile and air strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

Foreign aid in 2022 rose to an all-time high of USD 204 billion, up from USD 186 billion in 2021, as developed countries increased their spending on processing and hosting refugees and on aid to Ukraine, according to OECD.

Two out of five families in Ukraine are in extreme need of livelihoods and basic items with the country now experiencing unprecedented...

Two days after the International Court of Justice(ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with war crimes...

Claiming that Russia’s military operation against Ukraine has not yielded the outcome that President Vladimir Putin had expected, a US report said...

About eighteen Million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian aid and protection as the war between Ukraine and Russia entered...