Russian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are the military structure subordinate to the Ministry of Defence of Russia and operating under the supreme command of the country's president. Since 24 February 2022, the Russian army has been waging a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, accompanied by massive shelling of Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Strikes on civilian and humanitarian objects, including World Health Organization warehouses in the Odessa region, are a characteristic feature of this war.
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Russia strikes Ukrainian energy infrastructure as weekly missile use reaches 44
Russia launched a large overnight attack on energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of families without electricity. Over the preceding week, Ukraine faced 1,940 strike drones, more than 1,580 guided bombs and 44 missiles, including 36 ballistic missiles.
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Ukraine charges Saldo and two others over alleged forced transfer of students to Crimea
Ukrainian authorities have notified Volodymyr Saldo and two accomplices in absentia of suspicion over the illegal transfer of three minor pupils from Kherson to occupied Crimea in October 2022. The SBU and the Prosecutor General's Office classify the alleged actions as a war crime and say they violated the Fourth Geneva Convention's ban on forced displacement.
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Russian drone strikes hit warehouses in Odesa Oblast, damaging WHO medical storage
Russian drone strikes on warehouse facilities in Odesa Oblast on 22 September caused large-scale fires, killing one person, injuring two, and damaging a World Health Organization warehouse in Chornomorsk that stored temperature-controlled medical supplies. WHO said it was the fourth time in three months that this particular warehouse was hit and the 21st strike on medical storage facilities in 2026.