Category: 1. Ukraine

As the war enters its 962nd day, these are the main developments.

Here is the situation on Monday, October 14, 2024:

Fighting

• Kyiv announced that its forces had destroyed a Russian Tu-134 transport aircraft stationed at a military airfield in the…

ON THE OUTSKIRTS of the eastern city of Pokrovsk two women stand waiting for their lift. Like most civilians in the city they have already fled elsewhere, but they have come back to collect some belongings. They are standing by a boarded-up…

Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, media and witnesses reported Saturday.

Officers descended on Kyiv’s…

Once he got out from under occupation—he and other dormitory residents were evacuated in mid-March—Osievsky tried to join the Army. According to his best friend, Iaroslav Kovalchuk, a graduate student in history and an editor at Spilne, he…

Winter is approaching, Russian forces are advancing, and the future of support from Kyiv’s most powerful backer is uncertain as the United States heads toward a closely fought presidential election in less than a month.

Ukraine is fighting for…

Since the escalation of war in Ukraine, Czechia has welcomed over 350 000 Ukrainian refugees. With so many people seeking safety, the country’s health system – already stretched due to the COVID-19 pandemic – faced new challenges,…

European Union countries have given their green light to an unprecedented plan to issue a €35 billion loan to support Ukraine’s war-battered economy using the immobilised assets of Russia’s Central Bank as collateral.

The deal is…

Summary

In a briefing to the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, UN rights chief Volker Türk highlighted the widespread devastation and violations of international law that have defined the conflict.

He noted that July 2024 was the deadliest month for…