At least three feminist activists have been detained for vandalising a monument outside the United Nations building in Geneva to protest Russia’s war against Ukraine and what they see as the UN's failure to stop the conflict.

The bodies of 403 soldiers were recovered from Donetsk Oblast, while 57 and 12 bodies were brought back from Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk oblasts. Another 31 bodies were repatriated from morgues in Russia.

Ukrainian forces have also been accused of executing Russian prisoners of war, but the number of such claims has been much smaller. Yuri Belousov says that the Ukrainian prosecution service treats such accusations "very seriously" and is investigating them - but so far no one has been charged.

The Kyiv Independent reported that Zelensky's announcement comes on the heels of Ukraine's parliament confirming on September 5 Andrii Sybiha as the new foreign minister after Dmytro Kuleba's resignation. It is all part of "a shift in Kyiv's diplomatic team amid the ongoing challenges posed by war," the outlet said.

The issue of Russia’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine was put firmly on the international agenda in May 2024, when the US imposed new sanctions on Russia, accusing it of resorting to the use of tear gas and chloropicrin, an odourless toxic irritant, on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Topless members of the Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen took chainsaws to a giant wooden sculpture outside the United Nations in Geneva on Friday, prompting police to intervene, witnesses said.

The Ukrainian president urged European countries to provide guarantees to protect Ukraine after the war with Russia ends.

GENEVA -- At least three feminist activists were detained on Friday after vandalizing a monument outside the United Nations complex in Geneva to protest Russia's war against Ukraine and what they ...

The artwork symbolizes the dismemberment caused by land mines and is a call to ban the devastating weapons, which have also been used in the war in Ukraine. The two women wore bands in the blue ...

As a result of the explosion of a booby-trapped scooter in central Moscow, General Igor Kirillov was killed. The attack was claimed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), citing Kirillov's responsibility for using chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Wednesday's talks took place with Ukraine on the defensive on the battlefield and uncertainty hanging over future US support.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has carried out reshuffles among Ukrainian ambassadors. The relevant decrees were issued on Saturday, December 21, according to the President's Office. The President has dismissed a number of Ukrainian ambassadors,