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Polish donors raise $2.2M for Kyiv generators
As Russian strikes left thousands of Kyiv buildings without heat or electricity this January, 55,000 Polish donors responded. In just ten days, they raised $2.2 million – eight times their original goal – and have now delivered 230 industrial generators to the city. The
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Kremlin uses sentences to block prisoner exchanges and keep civilians imprisoned
These sentences obstruct exchanges, delay releases, and allow the Kremlin to keep civilians imprisoned for years — shielded by a stamped piece of paper. 9Х
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Rise in civilian detentions and terrorism cases in Ukraine
As of December 2025, more than 16,000 civilians are known to have been illegally detained or disappeared. In 2022, there were about 500 criminal cases against Ukrainian civilians. By 2024, the number rose to up to 5,000, with “terrorism” cases increasing by 4,000. 8/
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Russia reclassifies civilians as criminals to bypass international law
Russia deliberately reclassifies civilians from protected persons into “convicted criminals.” This allows Moscow to bypass international humanitarian law, block release mechanisms, and use people as tools of political blackmail. 6/
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Russian court sentences two to long prison terms for espionage and extremism without evidence.
In April 2024, a Russian military court sentenced her to 20 years in a penal colony for “espionage” and “extremism.” Another Melitopol resident, athlete Serhii Avramenko, received 16 years in the same case. The court presented no evidence. 5/
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Kharenko’s Ukrainian activism in occupied Melitopol results in persecution.
After the occupation, Kharenko stayed in Melitopol. She ran social media in Ukrainian, helped residents find scarce medicines, and openly wrote about the death of a close person — a Ukrainian soldier. This became the basis for her persecution. 3/
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Russia sentences pro-Ukrainian activist to 20 years on espionage charges
Russia sentenced Margarita Kharenko to 20 years in prison for her pro-Ukrainian stance. In Russian-occupied Melitopol, she was convicted on fabricated “espionage” charges. Ukrainska Pravda shows how Moscow has turned courts into a machine for jailing civilians. 1/
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Margarita Kharenko’s Pre-War Biography
Margarita Kharenko is 36 years old. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, she worked as a pharmacist and volunteered with the Ukrainian Volunteer Service, helping elderly people and caring for animals.
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Druzhba oil pipeline infrastructure likely hit for first time, impacting Hungary and Slovakia
russia has probably struck the infrastructure of the Druzhba oil pipeline for the first time, which is used to transport russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. This is reported by the specialized publication enkorr. Naftogaz confirmed the damage to their facility “in the western