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International Olympic Committee ignored evidence that 6 russians affiliated with the committee support war against Ukraine – Media
20.06.2023
Six russian nationals affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) support russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, tribuna.com reported.In March 2023, the IOC recommended that russian athletes be allowed to participate in international competitions under certain conditions.In particular, the IOC defined the following disqualification criteria:athletes and personnel who actively support the war cannot participate in competitions. This applies to everyone under contract with the army or other state security agencies, as well as support the war through public speaking, including ...Zaluzhnyi visits troops, says that despite fierce russian resistance, operation continues [video]
19.06.2023
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeryi Zaluzhnyi and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Shaptala visited the groups of troops who perform the most difficult tasks in areas where fierce battles are ongoing.“The enemy is trying to prevent the advance of our units. To do this, he has deployed a system of fortifications with dense minefields and a large number of reserves,” Zaluzhnyi said in a post.The Commander-in-Chief noted that ...ruscists could have kidnapped 200-300 thousand Ukrainian children – Commissioner for Children’s Rights
19.06.2023
According to our calculations, it may be about 200-300 thousand children that they could have abducted, Daria Herasymchuk, Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Rehabilitation, was cited as saying by interfax.com.ua.“Why can’t we name the exact figure? First of all, the territories are occupied. There is no exact information about what happened to the children. Only after the de-occupation of a settlement, we can have accurate information – whether there is a family with this or ...UA Air Force confirms destruction of russian ammunition depot in Henichesk district
18.06.2023
Ukrainian defenders destroyed the enemy’s ammunition depot in the occupied territory of the Kherson region. It happened in the Henichesk district, the spokesman of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Yuriy Ignat, said during the telethon.He confirmed that the Ukrainian Air Force hit the ammunition depot of the occupiers near Henichesk. “You saw the burning ammunition warehouses. The commander already thanked the guys for a good job. Less ammunition, more fire,” Ignat said.Bargaining chip for blackmail. ruscists plan to deport almost 300 children from Berdyansk – mayor of Melitopol
18.06.2023
48 children have already been sent to Chuvashia, the rest will follow, the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, said in a statement.“The occupiers are taking almost 300 children from the Berdyansk district to “sunny” Chuvashia. russian media reported on the sending of 48 children, the others are going to be taken out in several shifts.at first they seized Ukrainian territories and deprived children of at least the Sea of Azovnow they are sending the little ...putin claims that he destroyed 5 Patriot systems in Ukraine out of 2 possible
17.06.2023
russian leader vladimir putin claimed that the russian Federation destroyed 5 American Patriot air defense systems near Kyiv. A transcript of his speech was published on the kremlin‘s website.“Listen, if we destroyed five Patriot systems near Kyiv, how hard is that to destroy any building and structure in the center of Kyiv? We don’t have such restrictions. We don’t do it for a number of reasons. There are many of them, I will tell you about these considerations later.”At the ...Hodges: The main phase of Ukraine’s counteroffensive has not yet begun
17.06.2023
The main phase of the counteroffensive has not yet begun, but Ukraine is on the way to expel the occupiers, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe between 2014 and 2018, was cited as saying by espreso.com.“Ukraine has embarked on a path that will lead to the liberation of Crimea and the expulsion of russian troops from Ukraine. Therefore, the start of a counteroffensive is an important step for Ukraine, but its main phase has ...Ukraine seizes initiative, but breakthrough requires weapons with 200 km range – Ministry of Defense
17.06.2023
Ukraine seizes the initiative, but the breakthrough requires weapons with a range of up to 200 km, Deputy Minister of Defense Volodymyr Gavrylov said in a statement.“All our military plans are implemented according to estimates. The main thing in modern war is to have control over the situation, to know the position of the enemy, and to deliver high-precision strikes at long distances. That is, to have weapons that can hit the enemy at a distance of up to 200 ...ruscists prepare provocations at Crimean Titan chemical plant, new man-made disasters possible – resistance fighters
17.06.2023
ruscists may commit another man-made catastrophe at the Crimean Titan chemical plant, the Atesh military partisan movement said in a statement.“putin ordered the troops of ‘chemical defense’ to enter the territory of the Kherson region. Officially, this is being done to eliminate the consequences of the disaster at the Kakhovka HPP. But the chemical troops are not designed to perform such tasks,” the statement says.It is noted that the real purpose of deploying chemical troops may be to prepare provocations ...28 settlements remain flooded in Kherson region
17.06.2023
Twenty-eight settlements remain flooded in Kherson region after ruscists blew up the Kakhovka HPP.“As of June 17, eleven settlements on the right bank of the Dnipro River and 17 settlements in the temporarily occupied territory remain flooded,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a statement.A total of 2,782 people have been evacuated in Kherson region; 716 people have been rescued, including 30 children and 40 people with reduced mobility. Psychological assistance has been provided to 401 ...russia lost over 400 soldiers in Tavria direction in past day – general
17.06.2023
Daily losses of russian troops in the Tavria direction in terms of soldiers killed and wounded in action amount to more than 400, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavria Operational-Strategic Grouping of Troops, said in a statement.“Over the last day, we saw 36 combat clashes and 578 strikes. Our rocket and artillery units in the Tavria direction completed 1,481 fire missions,” he noted.According to the commander, Ukrainian defenders destroyed or damaged 53 units of russian military hardware, including 12 ...ruscists driven to certain degree of desperation and can cause new man-made disasters in Ukraine – Operational Command South
16.06.2023
The russian army can use special demolition teams to arrange new man-made disasters, Natalya Humenyuk, head of the joint press center of the “South” operational command, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“It is necessary to understand that they are now driven to a certain degree of desperation and can use subversive teams in order to create such man-made disasters. This is taken into account and we are working on this,” Humenyuk said.She emphasized that the favorite slogan ...
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