Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 4,890 civilian casualties in the country: 2,104 killed and 2,862 wounded.
The playbook applied by Russian President Vladimir Putin has not changed. Russia earlier tortured and executed civilians in concentration camps in Chechnya.
The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its forecast for global economic growth to 3.6% for 2022-2023, predicting a “steep contraction” in Ukraine's GDP, largely due to the effects of Russia's war.
Hungary does not support sanctions against the Russian Federation on oil and gas, and will not allow transit of weapons to Ukraine through its territory.
Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war for the fifth time since start of the Russian invasion, with a total of 76 Ukrainians returning home.
In the towns of Rubizhne and Popasna in Luhansk region, positional battles are currently taking place, but the Russian invaders are unable to do anything.
The Security Service of Ukraine released an interception of a phone call in which a Russian serviceman talks about the leadership’s order to raze Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol to the ground.
More than 900 settlements have been liberated from occupation in Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Mykolayiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv regions.
The EU has condemned Russian invaders for intensifying missile attacks against Ukraine, which resulted in numerous civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure.
The US Department of State says recent Russian missile strikes on Lviv, the suburbs of Kyiv and other cities illustrate that Putin's forces are undertaking a campaign of terror and "despicable aggression" against the civilian population in Ukraine.
Over 4.6 million people in Ukraine have limited access to water as a result of intense hostilities in the country, with over six million people struggling every day for access to drinking water.
The US Department of State does not rule out the possibility of labeling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, which provides for the imposition of additional sanctions and restrictions.