Ukraine: Banned Landmines Harm Civilians

Ukraine should investigate its military’s apparent use of thousands of rocket-fired antipersonnel landmines in and around the eastern city of Izium when Russian forces occupied the area, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch documented numerous cases in which Read More …

Slovenia to provide Ukraine with equipment for civilian mine clearance, help to recover Kharkiv

Slovenia will provide Ukraine with equipment for civilian mine clearance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and help to recover Kharkiv, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has said. “We are facing another important challenge – mine clearance in the Read More …

Ukraine: Russian-appointed administrator killed by car bomb in Kharkiv region

The Russian-appointed administrator of a small town in the Russian-occupied east of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has been killed by a car bomb presumed to be the work of Ukrainian saboteurs, the regional occupation authorities have said. The pro-Moscow military-civilian administration Read More …

Ukraine: Demining in Kharkov region

Servicemen of the engineering troops of the Russian Armed Forces conduct mine clearance in populated areas in Kharkov region. Engineering reconnaissance is carried out on site, the situation is assessed, and then the demining team proceeds to clear the area Read More …

Ukraine: State Emergency Service neutralized almost 1,500 explosive items in Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Mykolaiv regions

On April 23, Ukrainian pyrotechnic workers have neutralized 1,471 explosive objects, including three aviation bombs. The State Emergency Service said this a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. “Pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service were called out 123 times over the Read More …

Anatomy of an attack: Is Russia using cluster bombs in Ukraine?

Russia has been accused of using cluster bombs in Ukraine – and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an investigation into possible war crimes. We’ve looked at social media videos and open-source material to detail the evidence around one Read More …

Ukrainian forces attempt to remove unexploded missile in Kharkiv street

Ukrainian forces worked to remove an unexploded missile on Friday from a residential area in the country’s northeast following a Russian attack. The images, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent Maryan Kushnir, show an unexploded piece of ordinance in Read More …