Over 15,000 missing

Officials said it was unclear how many people were forcibly transferred, were being held in detention in Russia, were alive and separated from their family, or died and had been buried in makeshift graves. The 15,000 figure is conservative, the officials said

'Darkest days’

WHO has warned that hundreds of Ukrainian hospitals and healthcare facilities lacked fuel, water and electricity. "Ukraine's health system is facing its darkest days in the war so far. Having endured more than 700 attacks, it is now also a victim of the energy crisis," WHO regional director said

31st anniversary of Independence

On December 1, 1991, Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union