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A Russian drone strike hit a warehouse in the Myla area near Bucha, causing a large fire and explosions that killed at least 37 people and injured about 42, with around 400 evacuees. Ukraine has opened a probe into the warehouse's storage conditions amid the blast. Separate strikes across Kherson, Odesa, and Kyiv also caused casualties as Moscow and Kyiv escalate long-range attacks and Ukraine calls for increased drone activity.
Ukraine says its Unmanned Systems Forces hit Russian training camps used by the 3rd and 36th Armies and the 64th Brigade— tied to Bucha killings— in overnight strikes, part of a deep-“middle strike” campaign reaching roughly 20–100 kilometers behind the front and delivering 21 hits across two targets. The operation also targeted oil infrastructure and pipelines in western Russia and occupied Crimea, including the Saratov refinery and Druzhba-linked facilities; Kyiv reports casualties within the 64th Brigade and says drones now control airspace over some Russian logistic routes in occupied Luhansk Oblast.
EU foreign ministers travel to Ukraine to mark the Bucha massacre anniversary as drone strikes target Russian oil ports, signaling ongoing Western pressure and coordinated diplomacy over the war.
As Russia’s invasion enters its fifth year, Ukraine has rolled out a mandatory “Protecting Ukraine” program training more than 385,000 teenagers in weapons handling, battlefield tactics, emergency medicine, mine safety, and radio communication, alongside lessons on defense and resilience. The Education Ministry says the aim is to form a defense-minded civilian population as the country awaits potential peace talks while facing ongoing attacks.
In Bucha, residents and officials scramble to keep water and heat running amid freezing temperatures and rolling blackouts as Russia continues strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, testing city resilience from the mayor to displaced families and small businesses.
A new Ukrainian film is honoring the heroism of Konstantin Gudauskas, who saved over 200 lives during the Russian occupation of Bucha. Gudauskas, a citizen of Kazakhstan who had political asylum in Ukraine, used his freedom of movement to drive 203 Ukrainians out of Russian-occupied territory. The film depicts his harrowing experiences navigating Russian checkpoints and witnessing atrocities while delivering people to safety. Gudauskas is hailed as an "angel" by those he saved, and he has formed a family with those he rescued, including a pregnant woman who named her son after him.
The Kyiv suburb of Bucha in Ukraine is slowly recovering from the devastating Russian invasion in February 2022. Many homes and structures were damaged or destroyed, but reconstruction efforts are underway, with over half of the affected properties in some stage of rebuilding. Bucha's mayor hopes that 70% of the damaged structures will be reconstructed by the end of the year. The town recently held a concert and unveiled a Wall of Honor to remember the 501 civilians killed during the occupation. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has played a significant role in funding the reconstruction projects, committing $450 million to various initiatives in Ukraine.
After 16 months of uncertainty and waiting, the family of Ukrainian veteran Roman Shadlovskyi finally laid him to rest in Bucha. Shadlovskyi's body was found in a mass grave, along with six others, three months after Russian forces brutally killed both civilians and military personnel in the city. It took a year to confirm his identity through DNA testing. Shadlovskyi's family and friends remember him as a good-hearted young man who always smiled. Many other families in Bucha are still awaiting DNA test results to properly bury their loved ones. The town remains haunted by the horrors of the Russian occupation, with memories of the war never far from the surface.
The atrocities committed by Russian troops in Bucha and other towns in the Kyiv region have been extensively corroborated, not just by eyewitness accounts but by real-time security camera and satellite footage. The atrocities include not only murder but rape and torture. The Bucha massacre played a key role in the breakdown of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The atrocities were authorized in the sense that no attempt was made to punish the criminals. The free world must do what it can to ensure that when the war is over, Ukraine is in a position to demand—and receive—accountability.
Ukrainians marked the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha with calls for remembrance and justice after a brutal Russian occupation that left hundreds of civilians dead in the streets and in mass graves. Ukrainian troops who retook the town found the bodies of men, women and children on the streets, in yards and homes, and in mass graves. Elsewhere in Ukraine, fighting continued Friday: Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard several areas, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes.
Ukrainians marked the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha with calls for justice after a brutal Russian occupation that left hundreds of civilians dead in the streets and in mass graves. Ukrainian troops who retook the town found the bodies of men, women and children on the streets, in yards and homes, and in mass graves. Elsewhere in Ukraine, fighting continued Friday: Russia used its long-range arsenal to bombard several areas, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko called for a cease-fire in Ukraine and announced the possibility of the deployment of Russian strategic nuclear weapons in his country.
Ukraine marked the anniversary of the recapture of Bucha from Russian forces, with President Zelenskiy vowing to never forgive those responsible for atrocities committed during the 33-day occupation. More than 1,400 people were killed in Bucha, including 37 children, and over 175 people were found in mass graves and torture chambers. International investigators are collecting evidence of war crimes in Bucha and other places. Fighting continues in the east and south of Ukraine, where Russian forces hold swathes of territory captured after they invaded in 2022.
Russia bombarded several areas of Ukraine on the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes. President Zelenskyy vowed to punish those who committed outrages in the town, which stands as a symbol of the atrocities the Russian military has committed since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Belarus raised the stakes in the 13-month war when its president said that Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country, along with part of Moscow’s tactical nuclear arsenal. More than 1,400 civilian deaths, including 37 children, were documented in the Bucha district by Ukrainian authorities, and Ukraine and other countries, including the U.S., have demanded that Russia answer for war crimes.
Russia bombarded several areas of Ukraine on the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, killing at least two civilians and damaging homes. President Zelenskyy vowed to punish those who committed outrages in the town. Belarusian President Lukashenko called for a cease-fire in Ukraine and announced that Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country. More than 1,400 civilian deaths, including 37 children, were documented in the Bucha district by Ukrainian authorities. The UN human rights chief verified the deaths of more than 8,400 civilians in Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the first anniversary of the Bucha killings by saying that Ukraine would "never forgive" Moscow for its occupation of the town, which became a symbol of alleged Russian war crimes. Russian forces pulled back from the commuter town northwest of Kyiv on March 31, 2022, just over one month after President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine. Zelensky described the killings as "genocide" and vowed to punish every perpetrator. Ukraine and its Western allies accused Russian troops of war crimes after the discoveries, pointing to an abundance of footage and witness accounts. Moscow denies the accusations, claiming the atrocities in Bucha were staged.