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Seize Kharkiv in three days. russian POW confesses he was told to open fire on civilians
09.03.2022
The Security Service of Ukraine has released a video of the interrogation of a russian POW who confesses about the command to seize Kharkiv in three days and permission to open fire on civilians and apartment buildings.According to the russian POW, russia’s forces were told they would act as peacekeepers.https://web.archive.org/web/20220309154317/https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=eIf84tzm7Lg&feature=emb_logoLithuania, Poland, Estonia and Germany launch investigation into russia’s war crimes in Ukraine
09.03.2022
Lithuania, Poland, Estonia and Germany have launched an investigation into the russian Federation’s war crimes, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova wrote in a post on Twitter.“4 European countries have already launched an investigation into #russianWarCrimes. Thank you Lithuania, Poland, Estonia and Germany,” she wrote.Venediktova noted that the world coalition is growing day by day. “Together we will be victorious on a legal front!” she stressed.Nuclear disaster can happen before nuclear missiles strike – Minister of Energy of Ukraine
09.03.2022
Due to the actions of the russian Federation, nuclear war may start even without the launch of nuclear missiles, Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“Nuclear war may start even without the launch of nuclear missiles. If this happens, the whole of Europe will have to hide in shelters, trying to escape radiation. And you will know who did it, despite the fakes and propaganda. But it will be too late,” Galushchenko said.He ...russia becomes global economic and financial pariah. US bans russian oil and gas imports
09.03.2022
The United States is banning russian oil and gas imports to the US market.“This announcement builds on unprecedented economic costs the United States and our Allies and partners have imposed on russia. As a result of our historic, multilateral coordination, russia has become a global economic and financial pariah,” the White House said in a statement.The only way to eliminate putin’s and every other producing country’s ability to use oil as an economic weapon, is to reduce our dependency on oil, ...russian aggression. Damage to transport infrastructure alone exceeded USD 10bn last week
08.03.2022
russia’s war against Ukraine has caused billions of UAH in damages to the Ukrainian transport infrastructure, and it will take one or two years to rebuild the largest facilities, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.According to Kubrakov, restoring infrastructure, Ukraine will rely on the help of the world: “Of course, this tragedy is not ours, this war is not ours – Ukraine protects the interests of the entire civilized world, we will also restore the country ...Ukraine’s UN ambassador advises russians to seek mental help
08.03.2022
russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, may want to seek mental help, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Serhiy Kyslytsya was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.While holding a printout of Lavrov’s tweet, Kyslytsia read it aloud at the UN meeting: “Foreign Minister Lavrov: the goal of russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there.” “Those who posted today this text – ...War is Peace. russia comes up with another Orwellian explanation for aggression in Ukraine
08.03.2022
russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov unveiled yet another version of the justification of war with Ukraine in kremlin doublespeak.“The goal of russia’s special military operation is to stop any war that could take place on Ukrainian territory or that could start from there,” Lavrov said in a Twitter post.Previously, Lavrov justified the war by the necessity to “liberate Ukrainians from oppression” and a little later to “identify specific types of strike weapons” in Ukraine.Another russian plane grounded for good by Ukraine’s Air Force
07.03.2022
“This was the real combat work of the anti-aircraft missile troops of Ukraine’s Air Force. Another russian plane has met with the Ukrainian land,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a post.As reported, Ukrainian military used Vilkha missile system to carry out about 50 precision strikes.russians are only good at killing civilians. Aggressors destroy more than 1,500 residential houses and 200 schools
07.03.2022
The russian military has destroyed and damaged more than 200 schools, 1.5 thousand residential houses, more than 30 hospitals and left 900 settlements without electricity, water and heating services in Ukraine, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak said in a pot on Twitter.“Barbarians of the 21st century. russia damaged/destroyed 202 schools, 34 hospitals, 1500+ residential buildings. 900+ our settlements are completely deprived of light, water, heat. The russian army doesn’t know how ...Coalition of nations to set up tribunal for russian crimes against Ukraine
07.03.2022
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has supported an international academic initiative to create a coalition of nations to set up a tribunal that would hear the case of the crime of russian aggression against Ukraine, ukrinform.net reported.“I supported an international academic initiative: to create a coalition of states to establish a tribunal to consider the crime of russian aggression against Ukraine. It is essentially the ‘Nuremberg 2,’ that is, where a group of nations unites and sets ...russians continue shelling residential areas: Missile strike destroys 30 houses in Ovruch, Zhytomyr region
06.03.2022
A total of 30 detached houses have been destroyed in a missile strike launched by the russian military in Ovruch, Zhytomyr Region, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service informs.“A missile strike has hit 30 detached houses in the residential area in the city of Ovruch, destroying five of them completely,” the report says.No casualties have yet been reported. A total of 10 rescuers and two vehicles are involved in rescue operations.Earlier the Head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Chaus ...Ukraine launched website to recruit foreigners to fight russian aggressors
06.03.2022
Ukraine’s government has started a website to recruit foreign volunteers to an “international legion” to fight invading russian troops, following repeated calls by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for outsiders to join in his country’s defense, rferl.org reports.His office announced the website’s launch on March 5 and said, “foreigners who want to help Ukraine can find a detailed, step-by-step instruction on the website on how to join the just fight with the aggressor.”It suggested that people contact the Ukrainian Embassy in their ...
