The Latest Breaking News from Yahidne

‘Putin’s worldview’: Inside a Ukrainian village-turned death camp

In Yahidne, Russian soldiers held 368 villagers underground for nearly a month; 17 died and survivors carry deep scars.

Al Jazeera · May 27, 2024

Zelenskiy honours Ukrainian villagers held captive in basement

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday paid tribute to the courage of nearly 400 residents of a village in north Ukraine held in a school basement under Russian occupation for 27 days one year ago.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin accuses west of wanting to dismantle Russia – as it happened

Putin makes claim in TV address; mercenary boss and Ukraine make conflicting claims over control of Yahidne village

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2023

Russia's unspeakable horrors in northern Ukraine: Torture, murder and cluster bombs

Vladimir Putin's forces may have retreated from northern Ukraine for now, but many residents fear their nightmare is not yet over. WARNING: This article contains images and details readers might find distressing.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

Ukrainian mom's pain at watching daughter's burial on phone

Viktoria Kovalenko bore witness to the death of her husband and elder daughter when their car was hit by a shell in northern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Ukrainian villagers count dead after weeks confined in school basement

The names of the dead are scrawled on the peeling wall of a school basement where residents say more than 300 people were trapped for weeks by Russian occupiers in Yahidne, a village north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022