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russians have not managed to “catch” any HIMARS yet – Ministry of Defense
04.07.2023
The US-delivered HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine last June, and since then the Armed Forces have not lost any of them, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar said in a statement.“Our Independence Day greetings to the American people! Thank you for your continued support that helps us fight for our freedom, destroy the enemy, and defend our shared values,” she wrote.Maliar called HIMARS one of the most powerful manifestations of the support provided by the United States ...Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina was killed by ruscists in missile strike on restaurant in Kramatorsk
03.07.2023
On July 1, the heart of the Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina stopped beating in the Mechnikov Hospital in Dnipro. Her life ended due to a missile attack by the russian occupiers on a restaurant in Kramatorsk on June 27, pen.org.ua reported.On June 27, Viktoria Amelina, a member of the Ukrainian PEN and a documenter of war crimes in the Truth Hounds organization. The Ukrainian PEN and Truth Hounds stated that this was another russian war crime. Analysis of the destruction ...Belarusian Paralympian helps kidnap Ukrainian children to Belarus – National Resistance Center
03.07.2023
The occupiers continue to steal Ukrainian minors from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, sprotyv.mod.gov.ua reported.According to Ukrainian resistance movements, a general director of the russian “charitable fund” “Believe in yourself” Talay Aleksei Konstantinovich is involved in this crime. This person directly organizes the kidnapping of children from the temporarily occupied territories of eastern Ukraine to Belarus.The National Resistance Center emphasizes that the abduction of children is ...Ukrainian teenagers in Berdyansk were executed by ruscists – Ombudsman
28.06.2023
In Berdyansk, russians extrajudicially executed two Ukrainian teenagers – Tigran Ohannisyan and Mykyta Hanganov, Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, was cited as saying by censor.net.“At the moment, the only thing we know is that the boys died. According to my information, it was an execution and maybe it was some kind of staging to justify the actions of russian troops,” he added.Lubinets reported that there was also an immediate appeal to the ICRC, but it was ...Orban continues to support russia no matter what: Ukraine is no longer a sovereign country and putin is no war criminal to me
28.06.2023
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he does not consider russian leader vladimir putin a war criminal, bild.de reported.According to Orban, Ukraine is no longer a sovereign country. “They have no money. They have no weapons. They can only fight because we support them in the West,” he said.When asked if Orban considers putin a war criminal, he replied: “No. Not to me.”As reported, the Hungarians are holding captive the Ukrainian military personnel handed over to them by russia.Austria’s Energy Minister: I think it’s absolutely wrong if we’re using our energy bills to fund russia’s war of aggression
28.06.2023
Austria must completely get rid of its dangerous dependence on russian gas because paying for it finances russia’s war machine, Austria’s Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“I think it’s absolutely wrong if we’re using our energy bills to fund russia’s war of aggression and russia’s military machine,” Gewessler said.She also emphasized that joint efforts of all involved parties are necessary for a quick and effective reduction of this dependence.UA Army advances 1.5 km in Melitopol direction
27.06.2023
The Ukrainian troops have advanced 1.5 km deep into the territories occupied by the russians in Melitopol direction, Valeriy Shershen, the spokesman for the joint press center of the defense forces of Tavria direction, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“As a result of systemic pressure, the defense forces in Tavria direction are successful and have advanced 1.5 km deep into the territories occupied by the enemy in Melitopol direction. The defense forces gain a foothold on the lines gained,”According to ...russians began to dismantle and steal wind turbines in Kherson region
26.06.2023
The russian army in the occupied part of the Kherson region began to dismantle and steal wind turbines from the wind farm “Vindkraft Ukraina” wind park, Deputy of the Kherson Regional Council Serhii Khlan said in a statement.“There is information that the russians have begun dismantling and removing wind turbines from the Windcraft Ukraine wind park, which is partially owned by Carl Sturen,” the post reads.Hungary continues to block EUR 500m of EU funds for arming Ukraine, wants its OTP bank to be removed from international sponsors of war list
26.06.2023
Hungary said that it will continue to block a EUR 500m tranche, under the European Peace Facility (EPF), for arming Ukraine until the Hungarian OTP bank is removed from a list of the international sponsors of war for doing business in russia.Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s foreign affairs minister, said that approval would only be granted once Ukraine removes OTP Bank from the list of international sponsors of war and urged his EU counterparts to exert pressure on Ukraine, according to a ...FATF was aware of russia’s increased violations but decided not to blacklist it – Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance
25.06.2023
The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance disagrees with the decision of the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) not to take further action against russia despite its growing violations of FATF standards.“Since russia’s suspension from the FATF in February 2023, it has intensified activities related to money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing, and sanctions evasion. The FATF was aware of russia’s increased violations but decided not to blacklist the country at the plenary meetings held in Paris this week. The Ministry understands that ...Almost 5,000 russian KIAs over past week – Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense
25.06.2023
Almost 5,000 russian soldiers were killed in action on Ukraine’s battlefields over the past week, the First Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, said in a statement.According to Pavliuk, the russian forces also suffered significant losses in terms of military equipment: 46 tanks, 77 armored fighting vehicles, 187 artillery systems, 14 MLR systems, 21 air defense systems, 164 trucks, and 30 specialized vehicles.In addition, Ukrainian defenders shot down four helicopters, 48 missiles, and 101 unmanned aerial vehicles.russians committed more than 95,000 war crimes since full-scale invasion
25.06.2023
As of June 25, 95,349 war crimes and 17,262 crimes against the national security of Ukraine have been documented. According to the official data of juvenile prosecutors, 1,030 children were injured in Ukraine as a result of the armed invasion of the russian federation into Ukraine.At the same time, 490 children were killed.Source: Prosecutor General’s Office
