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Former USSR leader Leonid Brezhnev’s great-grandson captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia: Reports

Reports indicate Anton Milaev, adopted great-grandson of Leonid Brezhnev, has been captured by Ukrainian forces. Milaev, reportedly a sapper, was last heard from in November 2025. Ukrainian military intelligence and prisoner of war coordination sources have allegedly confirmed his custody in the Kherson region. His presence on a Ukrainian 'enemies'…

The Times of India

Tears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

First lady and affected families in audience for highly charged performance of excerpts of Mothers of Kherson

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Putin says ‘no point’ meeting Zelenskyy, insists Russia will win the war

Putin’s rejection of Zelenskyy’s offer comes as Russian attacks killed five people in Kherson. What we know on day 1,564

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Ukraine strike on Starobilsk dormitory kills four in occupied Luhansk

Ukrainian drone strike on a college dorm in Russian‑occupied Starobilsk killed four and wounded at least 35, while Russian drones also hit residential areas in Kherson.

Euronews

Power outages hit Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region in Ukraine, media say

Emergency power blackouts struck the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia region on Friday, while parts of southern Kherson experienced electricity outages following reported drone attacks. Russian authorities said air defense systems intercepted drones targeting Moscow and northwestern regions, as Ukraine reported injuries from shelling and drone strikes in the Sumy region. The latest…

The Economic Times

‘Aid workers are targeted’: Russian drones strike UN convoy in Ukraine

Russian drones twice targeted a UN humanitarian mission tasked with delivering aid to civilians in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on May 14. In the hours following the strike, Russian military bloggers published footage of the attack, only to delete it shortly after.

France 24

Ukraine war briefing: Russia tries for a foothold in Ukraine’s eastern ‘fortress belt’, continues attacks on civilians

Russian troops edge closer to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region; two people killed in Kherson after drone attack. What we know on day 1,530

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Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress

A Russian drone attack on a minibus in Kherson, Ukraine, has killed two people and injured seven, according to local officials

The Independent UK

A predawn Russian drone strike hits Ukraine's Odesa, wounding 14; 2 killed in Russian-held Kherson

Authorities in Ukraine say a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa has wounded 14 people, including two children

The Independent UK

Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in the war. Finding them is a challenge

Ukraine is struggling to recover thousands of artworks and other cultural objects lost during Russia’s full-scale invasion

The Independent UK

Ukrainian children taken at gunpoint by Russian forces in Kherson, documents show

Euronews obtained a copy of one of the documented episodes of Russia's systemic abduction and forceful deportation of Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories.

Euronews

‘Nothing is sacred to them’: the race to save rare plants as Russian troops advance

With some of Ukraine’s most valuable biodiversity sites and science facilities under occupation, experts at Sofiyivka Park in Uman are struggling to preserve the country’s natural history

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not just about surviving’: the Ukrainian frontline city where life goes on under cover

Whether in streets draped in anti-drone nets or deep in urban basements, Kherson residents go about their everyday activities with the constant threat of Russian bombing

The Guardian - UK

Russian General Accuses UK Spies of Deadly New Year 'Terror Attack' in Occupied Ukraine

Russia's General Apti Alaudinov claims UK spies orchestrated a deadly drone strike in Kherson, killing 27, including children, as Ukraine denies involvement.

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The Independent UK

Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on village at 27

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-occupied village in Kherson killed 27 people

The Independent UK

Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks

Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks

The Independent UK

How Russian drones targeting civilians are turning one Ukrainian city into a ‘human safari’

Ukrainians in the southern city of Kherson live in constant fear of Russian drone attacks

The Independent UK

Putin claims Trump’s Ukraine deal is a ‘starting point’ ahead of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated that US proposals to end the war in Ukraine offer a starting point for serious discussions. Putin demanded that Ukrainian forces withdraw from territories they occupy, including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions, or face military action. He also reiterated Russia's demand that Ukraine…

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Euronews

Three years since the liberation of Kherson: No Russian troops, but thousands of attack drones

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline city of Kherson on Tuesday, marking the third anniversary of Ukrainian forces liberating the only regional capital that the Russian troops managed to temporarily capture since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Three years after liberation, Ukraine's Kherson faces another kind of siege

Ukraine's Kherson, once vibrant after its liberation, now faces a tense stillness

Euronews

Moscow inches closer to forcing more Ukrainians from occupied territories to fight for Russia

Moscow has now claimed to have included parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions into Russia’s Southern Military District, as it moves closer to formalising the forced conscription of Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories.

Euronews

Ukrainians ‘live with danger every day, but refuse to give in’, Angelina Jolie says in Kherson visit

Angelina Jolie visited Mykolaiv and Kherson — some of Ukraine’s most dangerous southern frontline regions, where civilians describe daily Russian drone attacks as "human safari".

Euronews

Meme matters: Angelina Jolie's driver taken by Ukraine army goes viral on net

The famous Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador visited the Ukrainian cities of Mykolaïv and Kherson this week. Her trip was marred by a row with the Territorial Recruitment Centre - but the internet was delighted.

The Guardian - UK

Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

‘Children thrive down here’: the secret play centre hidden under Ukraine’s most dangerous city

Kherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from drones

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