International Committee of the Red Cross
More than 6,000 people in Oleshky, including around 200 children, remain without food, water, or medicines. The Council of Churches is asking for help with the evacuation.
Russia does not confirm its readiness for a humanitarian evacuation from Oleshky. People are making their way through mined fields on their own under drone strikes.
Thirteen citizens, including elderly people, people with reduced mobility and seriously ill patients, were returned to territory controlled by Ukraine. Some will be hospitalized.
Guterres and Spoljaric called on states to begin negotiations on legally binding restrictions on autonomous weapons. They warned of risks to civilians.
The bodies of 261 fallen soldiers, who may have been Ukrainian military personnel, have been returned to Ukraine. Investigators will carry out procedures to identify the deceased.
The Human Rights Commissioner stated that russia publicly executed Ukrainian prisoners who had official status and had been verified by the ICRC. At least 53 defenders were killed and around 130 wounded during the night of July 29, 2022.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets sent letters to the ICRC and the UN over the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. He stressed that Russia ignores international law and uses war crimes as methods of warfare.
46 Ukrainian prisoners of war who survived the explosion in Olenivka continue to be held in russia without proper medical care. Relatives have called on the authorities to take decisive action, reporting torture and fabricated sentences.
Ukraine has returned 501 bodies of the fallen, which may belong to Ukrainian servicemen. Identification will be carried out by law enforcement officers and experts.
The bodies of 522 deceased individuals have been returned to Ukraine as a result of repatriation efforts. Specialists will conduct forensic examinations and identification of the repatriated bodies.
Lubinets met with the new Russian Ombudsman. Despite the lack of diplomatic relations between the countries, the parties agreed to verify lists and directly exchange official certificates.
The Ombudspersons of Ukraine and the Russian Federation agreed on the verification of lists of prisoners of war and civilians. Five Ukrainians have already returned home, and three families have been reunited.
In occupied Oleshky and neighboring villages, there is a critical shortage of water, food, and medicine. Dmytro Lubinets has called on the Red Cross to assist with the evacuation of residents.
The bodies of 528 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine with the assistance of the Red Cross. Law enforcement officers and experts have begun the process of identifying the deceased.
Swiss intelligence will open archives regarding the Nazi Josef Mengele. The documents may contain data about his stay in Switzerland after World War II.
205 defenders have returned home, including the defenders of Azovstal. Approximately 95% of those released had been in Russian captivity since 2022.
Dmytro Lubinets has appealed to the UN and the ICRC regarding the Russian order to behead fallen UAF soldiers. The Ombudsman calls for reporting war crimes.
Ukraine honors the Day of Victory over Nazism and Red Cross Day. Also, on May 8, John the Apostle is commemorated, and efforts are made to combat cancer and thalassemia.
The ICRC is ready to facilitate the departure of people from occupied Oleshky and neighboring villages. Ombudsman Lubinets reported that lists of individuals for urgent evacuation have been sent to the committee.
Russians are blocking the evacuation and aid to residents of the occupied Kherson region. The MFA asks the UN and the Red Cross to save over 6,000 civilians.
The remains of 1,000 deceased individuals have been repatriated to Ukraine for identification. After examinations, the bodies will be handed over to families for subsequent burial.
A critical shortage of water and food has been recorded in the occupied city due to the blockade. The Ombudsman called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor to save civilians.
1,000 bodies of fallen defenders, who may belong to Ukrainian servicemen, have been returned to Ukraine. Measures will be taken to identify the repatriated persons.
1000 bodies of fallen soldiers, which, according to the Russian side, belong to Ukrainian defenders, have been returned to Ukraine. Law enforcement agencies will identify the repatriated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summoned the head of the ICRC Mission over a statement that equated the responsibility of Ukraine and Russia for human suffering. Representatives of the ICRC acknowledged the inappropriateness of such comparisons.
Dmytro Lubinets met with ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger in Geneva, expressing outrage at the statement about "strikes on Ukraine and Russia. " He invited the ICRC leadership to visit Kyiv to see the consequences of Russian attacks.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called the International Committee of the Red Cross's statement regarding "strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia" shameful. The head of the ICRC delegation to Ukraine will be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for explanations.
Thailand released 18 Cambodian soldiers on December 31 after 155 days in captivity, signaling a warming of relations. The repatriation was facilitated by ASEAN and the ICRC.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported the killing of seven civilians in Pokrovsk by Russian soldiers on the night of December 21. The occupiers shot a family in the basement after they were refused alcohol.
The Yemeni government and the Houthis have agreed to release 2,900 prisoners, the largest exchange in 11 years of civil war. The agreement, signed in Muscat with the support of the UN and the Red Cross, includes citizens of Saudi Arabia and Sudan.