Explosive violence in Ukraine
1 Dec 2023Ukraine: AOAV explosive violence data on harm to civilians
In the Ukrainian conflict, AOAV has recorded up to the 1 Dec, 21, 291 casualties from explosive weapon use across 4, 404 incidents; this includes some 17, 946 civilian casualties.
6 Oct 2023Ukraine: 52 killed in Russian missile strike on wake in Hroza, Kharkiv
On Thursday 5th October, a Russian Iskander missile struck a wake in Hroza village, Kharkiv, killing up to 52 people.
28 Sep 2023Putin’s Culture War: Ukrainian Museums Under Attack
Iain Overton surveys the damage inflicted on Ukrainian history and culture and the fierce resistance shown by their curators
28 Sep 2023‘Our Main Motto is – Survive’: The Scarred Suburbs of Saltivka
Ukraine’s second biggest city, Kharkiv, has suffered from thousands of missile attacks since Russia’s invasion. How are residents dealing with the destruction?
11 Sep 2023Russian Missile Attack on Kryvyi Rih Leaves 73 Injured, One Fatality Reported
The toll from a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih has risen to 73 injured individuals, with one casualty confirmed.
7 Sep 2023Devastation Strikes Ukrainian Market as Conflict Rages On
At least 15 civilians were killed and 22 injured in a missile strike on a market in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk.
5 Sep 2023UK-manufactured Challenger 2 Tank reported destroyed in Ukraine conflict
A British-made Challenger 2 tank has been confirmed as damaged in Ukraine, marking its first verified deployment since Russia's 2022 invasion, according to verified social media footage and Western defense sources.
4 Sep 2023Cradles and Conflicts: Is Ukraine Facing a Demographic Death Spiral?
Ukraine’s population has not grown much since 1960 but Russia’s invasion had led to a catastrophic drop in the birth rate
22 Aug 2023Ukraine: 7 killed, over 150 injured in Russian Iskander missile strike on Chernihiv
On Saturday 19 August, seven civilians were killed and over 150 people injured by a Russian Iskander missile strike in Chernihiv.
10 Aug 2023Ukraine: 9 killed, over 80 injured in Russian double-tap missile strike on Pokrovsk, Donetsk
On Monday 7 August, two Iskander missiles hit Pokrovsk city centre within approximately 40 minutes of each other.
4 Aug 2023Alona Savchuk: reporting from the frontlines of Ukraine, a glimpse into a Ukrainian conflict reporter’s life
Ukrainian freelance reporter Alona Savchuk provides insight into her life and career as a conflict journalist, discussing the challenges of reporting during the ongoing war in Ukraine and the importance of empathy in storytelling.
4 Aug 2023Cluster munition attack against Ukraine raises suspicions of Russian War Crime
A deadly cluster munition attack by Russia on the Ukrainian town of Lyman, which resulted in significant civilian casualties and long-term dangers from unexploded ordnances, has been condemned as a potential war crime by Human Rights Watch and raised urgent calls for a halt to the use of such indiscriminate weaponry.