UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Force in Play

Documenting attacks; reported at least 15,280 civilian deathsand injuriesin first eight months of2026

Russian strikes have intensified since late September, hitting Kyiv's bridges seven times in four days and striking civilian infrastructure nationwide. In the week ending Oct 4, Moscow fired over 1,900 attack drones, 1,700 guided bombs, and 25 missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. A drone hit the National Academy of Sciences as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Zelenskyy on Oct 5.

Updated 3 days ago

Force in Play

Critic of U.S. anti‑cartel strikes and advocate for investigations

On December 5, 2025, the Trump administration released a 33-page National Security Strategy declaring a Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. The document formally revives the 19th-century idea of the Western Hemisphere as a U.S. sphere of influence and promises to reassert American preeminence across the Americas.

Updated May 10