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Russian guided bombs kill 9-year-old girl and injure 6-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Attack
News - 31 May 2025

Russian guided bombs kill 9-year-old girl and injure 6-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia Oblast Attack

Fedorov also reported that Russia had targeted residential buildings with guided bombs

Reintegration of youth from the occupied territories requires inter-agency coordination – Presidential Representative of Crimea
News - 28 May 2025

Reintegration of youth from the occupied territories requires inter-agency coordination – Presidential Representative of Crimea

Children leaving temporarily occupied Crimea urgently need integration into Ukraine's educational system

Almost 50 children told police about attempted recruitment by the Russian special services
News - 22 May 2025

Almost 50 children told police about attempted recruitment by the Russian special services

Since Ukrainian law enforcement began urging children to come forward should Russian agents try to recruit them, almost 50 have done so

UN World Food Programme helps feed over 150,000 Ukrainian school children with hot meals
News - 19 May 2025

UN World Food Programme helps feed over 150,000 Ukrainian school children with hot meals

2.2 million hryvnias in aid from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have been approved for the nutrition of primary school students.

Occupational authorities in the Luhansk Region plan to engage youth in unpaid agricultural labour
News - 17 May 2025

Occupational authorities in the Luhansk Region plan to engage youth in unpaid agricultural labour

Russian authorities are reportedly drafting legislation to involve youths who live under occupation in the Luhansk region in unpaid agricultural work

1.6 million children may remain in Russian occupation – Almenda human rights advocates
News - 16 May 2025

1.6 million children may remain in Russian occupation – Almenda human rights advocates

Researchers were unable to find precise data on access to education in Ukrainian in the Russian-occupied territories of the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, and Kherson regions. However, it is known that the Russians announced the transition of education to Russian, and Ukrainian was only allowed to be taught as a "native" or "optional" subject for a few hours a week

Two teenagers detained in Rivne, accused of Russian-ordered terrorist act
News - 12 May 2025

Two teenagers detained in Rivne, accused of Russian-ordered terrorist act

Two teenagers who are accused of carrying out a terrorist act orchestrated by Russia

“I hear your anger, your dreams, and your hope”: a letter to a peer under occupation from a 10th grader from the Kherson region
Columns - 28 April 2025

“I hear your anger, your dreams, and your hope”: a letter to a peer under occupation from a 10th grader from the Kherson region

ZMINA publishes this letter from a competition participant, a 10th-grade student of Kherson Physical and Technical Lyceum, who took third place

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations
News - 01 April 2025

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has called for human rights issues to remain on the agenda of peace negotiations

O'Flaherty suggests that representatives of Ukrainian civil society, whose credibility among citizens is higher than that of the parliament, should be at the negotiating table

Since full-scale invasion, Russians have killed 39 children in Kherson region
News - 26 March 2025

Since full-scale invasion, Russians have killed 39 children in Kherson region

Cases of intentional killing of children, deprivation of their liberty, and instances of war-related sexual violence have also been recorded

Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail
News - 21 March 2025

Russian intelligence recruited a Ukrainian schoolgirl in the Ternopil Oblast, using her stolen explicit photos as blackmail

Ultimately, following instructions, the schoolgirl constructed an explosive device and placed it under a car parked near the police administration building. The girl was apprehended, and the device was neutralized before it could detonate

Underground kindergartens to open in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
News - 07 March 2025

Underground kindergartens to open in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Five underground schools have already opened in the Zaporizhzhia region, but kindergartens were not set up underground. For example, in the Kharkiv region, officials stated that such a step was allegedly illegal, although they did not refer to any specific legal regulations

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President
News - 04 March 2025

Trump must remember those Ukrainian prisoners dying in Russia – Nobel winner Matviichuk to US President

Matviichuk considers it abnormal when politicians talk about elections, minerals and concessions, but not about people. In her opinion, the human dimension must be returned to the negotiations. This must be done to stop the war and the loss of life

“The number is not answering, but I can hear you”: A letter to a peer in occupation from a 10th grade student
Columns - 26 February 2025

“The number is not answering, but I can hear you”: A letter to a peer in occupation from a 10th grade student

ZMINA publishes a letter from a competition participant, 10th-grade student of Lozova Lyceum No. 1 in the Kharkiv region Sofia Bazai, who took third place

“You promised to stay alive”: a letter to a peer in occupation
Columns - 17 January 2025

“You promised to stay alive”: a letter to a peer in occupation

ZMINA has published a letter by a 9th-grade, Karina Hryzlyuk, a student from the Municipal Institution "Lyceum of Natural Sciences" of the Kropyvnytskyi City Council, which won second place in the competition

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation
Columns - 08 January 2025

After the rain always comes the rainbow: a letter from a 9th grader in Luhansk Oblast to a peer in occupation

I am deeply sorry that our city is occupied, or as some residents say – "liberated." If you think about it: liberated from what? From civilized life?!

Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast
News - 19 November 2024

Russians kill 12 people, including 7-year-old child in attack on residential building in Hlukhiv, Sumy Oblast

Sumy Oblast Prosecutor’s Office specified that an eight-year-old boy had been killed in the attack

Russia сontinues illegal child deportations despite ICC arrest warrants – Almenda’s report
News - 19 November 2024

Russia сontinues illegal child deportations despite ICC arrest warrants – Almenda’s report

Despite International Criminal Court arrest warrants issued in March 2023 against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for child deportations, Russia continues its practices. In 2024, the scale of unlawful child transfers has increased, with camp programs explicitly aimed at destroying Ukrainian children's national identity, human rights advocates emphasise

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