Sinking Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’: Has the Ukraine war reached Senegal?
A Turkish-owned oil tanker that recently visited a Russian port was heavily damaged by explosions off the coast of Senegal last Thursday. While Kyiv has not claimed responsibility for the attack, the bombing follows a campaign targeting ships accused of belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” – raising suspicions that the Ukraine war has spread all the way to West Africa. By: Sébastian SEIBT Dec. 3, 2025 The oil tanker Mersin was hit by a series of explosions off the coast of Da
France 24
Dec 6
Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea
Several Ukrainian children abducted by Russia forcibly sent to North Korea, expert tells US Senate. The Kyiv Independent By Dmytro Basmat December 4, 2025 Regional Center for Human Rights Legal Expert Kateryna Rashevska holds up a photograph of what she said are abducted Ukrainian children taken to North Korea as she speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation" on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025
The Kyiv Independent
Dec 3
The Ten Stages of the Russian Genocide in Ukraine
Source: EU Debates, News & Opinions The Ten Stages of the Russian Genocide in Ukraine By Emily Mullin And the Genocide Watch Ukraine Team Talks about a negotiated settlement of Russia’s war against Ukraine have dominated international headlines. As many hope that President Trump can talk Mr. Putin into ending the Russian invasion, we must never forget the incalculable suffering Russia has inflicted on the Ukrainian people. Russia has committed every war crime and crime ag
Wagner group’s troubled paramilitary legacy in Mali
A new report has cast a harsh light on the Wagner Group's three years in Mali, showing how the Russian mercenary group was a source of...
Belarus: Proposed Amendments to Expand Army Powers
Belarusian army servicemen. The photo is for illustrative purposes only. Photo: Vayar Military Information Agency Belsat By Anna...
Belsat
Aug 15
UN: Civilian Toll Rises After Russian Strikes on Kyiv
Toys and flowers are laid in memory of those killed in an attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. © UNOCHA/Viktoriia Andriievska 31 July 2025 I Peace...
United Nations
Jul 30
UN: No Safe Place Left in Ukraine Amid Rising Attacks
© UNICEF/Stas Bilyk I A children’s playground in front of a heavily damaged residential building in Saltivka, Kharkiv. (file) 25 July...
United Nations
Jul 24
Ukraine: Civilians Face Unprecedented Assaults
Toys, flowers, and candles are laid to honour people killed during an airstrike on Kyiv. (file) © UNOCHA/Viktoriia Andriievska 15 July...
United Nations
Jul 14
Arrests, raids, beaten Azerbaijanis in Russia
Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, once considered close, have sharply deteriorated amid a series of high-profile confrontations...
The Kyiv Independent
Jul 9
Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate
By: Vasif Huseynov (Source: TASS) A Russian raid in Ekaterinburg targeting ethnic Azerbaijanis on June 27 resulted in deaths, injuries,...
UN Warns Russian Strikes Endanger Ukraine Nuclear Site
A file photograph of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. © IAEA/Fredrik Dahl 5 July 2025 I Peace and Security The UN...
United Nations
Jul 4
UN Report: Rights Violations Against Ukraine Escalating
A bombed shopping centre lies in ruins in Odesa. © UNOCHA/Serhii Morozov 30 June 2025 I Human Rights Civilian casualties and violations...
United Nations
Jun 30
