Overview

• The 3rd Army Corps reported that in Shandryholove, Russian soldiers killed a couple and abducted their underage daughter during an advance in the Lyman sector.
• The unit said the girl was used to shield attacking troops from Ukrainian fire as they continued their assault.
• The corps released aerial footage and audio it says capture the abduction and a pre-assault order to “kill everyone indiscriminately.”
• Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets called the actions a war crime and said he has sent official letters to the UN and the ICRC.
• Ukrainian officials highlighted a broader pattern of civilian killings and child abductions documented during the war, with First Lady Olena Zelenska urging partners to prevent such crimes.