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US and Europe should follow in Canada’s tracks and allow to use russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction – Rademaker
07.09.2023
All russian assets seized abroad must be directed for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Steven Rademaker, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation in 2005-06, said during a special event of the Kyiv Security Forum.“Canada has already taken this lead role – it has adopted a law stating that russian assets located in Canada can be used for these purposes. The US can do the same. Still, the major share of russian money is in Europe. Therefore, I think ...russia deliberately hit market in Kostyantynivka – Zelenskyy
06.09.2023
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that russia deliberately targeted a local market in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region.“I have been to Kostyantynivka many times with my team, and anyone who knows this place knows perfectly well that it is a civilian place, there are no military infrastructure nearby.The strike is deliberate, we understand that they are doing the same as before, when certain positive offensive steps of the Ukrainian defense forces take place,” Zelenskyy was cited as saying by interfax.com.ua.At ...Finland’s Parliament “sets an example” by stopping selling “blood Pepsi” – Yle
05.09.2023
Restaurants in the building of the Finnish Parliament stopped selling Pepsi products because of the company’s continued operations in russia, yle.fi reported.The decision came after Centre Party MP Tuomas Kettunen asked parliament to “set an example” by halting the sale of “blood Pepsi”.The Finnish Parliament’s restaurant manager confirmed the decision to Yle, adding that Pepsi products have been removed from the premises in response to the company’s addition to the NACP list.Unidentified man in Germany attacked Ukrainian children, demanding they speak russian. Police launch investigation into attempted manslaughter
02.09.2023
The public prosecutor’s office in Göttingen has launched an investigation into attempted manslaughter against an unknown person because of an attack on August 26, 2023 at around 6:40 p.m. on a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy in Einbeck on the Reinserturmweg bridge.According to the results of the police investigation so far, several Ukrainian children were in the area of the bridge when an identified man complained that the children were speaking Ukrainian. “You should speak russian instead,” he said. Then he said ...russians destroyed 180,000 books in Mariupol – City Council
01.09.2023
Around 50% of the library fund of Mariupol was burned during the shelling or was liquidated later as “extremist literature”. This was reported by the Mariupol City Council.“Four library buildings were destroyed or have critical damage – named after Lesya Ukrainka, Kuprin, Korolenko and Gogol”, the message says.It is noted that the invaders imported books from the territory of russia to the surviving libraries and renamed all of them after russians.NACP added PepsiCo and Mars to list of international sponsors of war
01.09.2023
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included two leading food corporations, PepsiCo and Mars, on the list of international sponsors of the war.Despite the declaration of reduction of their business, cessation of advertising activities, and production of their products, they continue to work in the russian Federation, paying significant taxes to its budget, thereby supporting the economy of the aggressor country.PepsiCo increased its revenues in the russian Federation in the first year of a full-scale invasion. Thus, the ...Ukraine confirms destruction of four IL-76 in russian Pskov
31.08.2023
In Pskov, russia, four russian Il-76s were destroyed as a result of a drone attack, this was confirmed by Ukrainian intelligence, Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, was cited as saying by hromadske.ua.“We confirm the destruction of enemy Il-76 transport aircraft, 4 units. Destroyed means that the damage caused does not allow to restore this aircraft and return it to the condition to perform tasks.They are used to transport the personnel ...Police received more than 93,000 phone calls from victims of sexual violence by ruscists
30.08.2023
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian Federation into Ukraine, the National Police has already received more than 93,000 phone calls from Ukrainians who were sexually abused by the russian invaders. Serhii Nizhynskyi, a public advisor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna, was cited as saying by ukr.radio.He assured that Ukraine is doing everything possible to record these crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. In ...Elevator to “russian world” in Mariupol
29.08.2023
The video published on social networks shows what “liberated” Mariupol by ruscists looks like. Where once a nine-story building stood, only elevator doors remain.Member of city council in Germany painted swastika on car from Ukraine
29.08.2023
In the German resort town of Baden-Baden, a member of the city council painted a swastika on two cars with Ukrainian license plates and wrote “Fuck UA” in capital letters on them, dw.com reported.As a result of this offense, the politician was fined “for using paraphernalia of anti-constitutional organizations” and insulting, the Baden-Baden prosecutor’s office said.It is not specified to which political faction the politician belongs. Specifically, a member of the city council is accused of painting one of the ...Ukraine’s Intelligence on operation in occupied Crimea: At least 30 ruscists eliminated, 4 high-speed boats damaged
24.08.2023
On the morning of August 24, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, in cooperation with the Navy, landed personnel on the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea, Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said in an interview with suspilne.media.As a result of a special operation, the Ukrainian military damaged four high-speed boats and killed at least 30 russians, Yusov said.In a separate statement, Yusov said that the operation took place on the territory ...Ukraine’s Neptune missile destroyed russian S-400 air defense complex in occupied Crimea [video]
24.08.2023
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On August 23, the Neptune cruise missile of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a particularly important ground target – the 48Y6-K1 “Podlet” air reconnaissance radar, which is a part of the S-400 “Triumph” anti-aircraft missile system, in occupied Crimea, Yuriy Butusov, editor-in-chief of censor.net, reported.“‘Podlet’ is the eyes of the ‘Triumph’, this radar provides surveillance of the airspace for both low-altitude targets and ballistic missiles, and is a key component of the air and missile ...
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