Excerpts from the most important news on Ukraine

• Most victims killed deliberately: 717 civilians shot with small arms in Kyiv region during russian accupation

  19.04.2023

  
  A total of 1,374 civilians were killed in the Kyiv region during russian occupation, and 717 of them were shot dead with small arms, Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“A total of 1,374 bodies of victims were discovered. These are Ukrainian civilians who have been killed. Most importantly, 717 out of 1,374 victims were shot dead with small arms, i.e. most people were ...

• Ombudsman: We received dozens of videos of executions of Ukrainian soldiers

  18.04.2023

  
  Over the past 9 months, the Office of the Ombudsman has received “dozens of videos” of public executions of Ukrainian military personnel by russian soldiers, Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with pravda.com.ua.“This is cutting off the head, cutting off the genitals, cutting off the ears, nose, limbs, phalanges on the hands. Some were identified. And I know that one person suffered punishment”, ...

• Ukrainian MFA: Sham trial must not distract from Iran’s failure to take responsibility for shooting down Flight PS752

  18.04.2023

  
  The sham trials that took place in Tehran must not distract the world from Iran’s failure to meet its international obligations and take responsibility for callously shooting down Flight PS752 over Tehran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said in a statement.Neither the trials nor the verdicts announced this week bring truth or justice to the families of the victims, as the entire process starting with Iran’s biased investigation into the downing lacked the necessary impartiality and transparency, according to the ...

• 86% of Ukrainian defenders were subjected to direct physical torture in russian captivity – Ombudsman

  18.04.2023

  
  Most of the Ukrainian defenders released from captivity declared that they had been tortured by russians, Ukraine’s Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with pravda.com.ua.“Regarding torture: I can say that according to our data, 86% of those who returned from captivity declared direct physical torture. This, by the way, established not only by us, but also by the international human rights mission of the United Nations, they have approximately the same numbers,” he explained.The Commissioner ...

• Five G7 countries agreed to oust russian Federation from the international nuclear fuel market entirely

  17.04.2023

  
  An alliance between the UK, US, Canada, Japan and France, aimed at displacing putin from the international nuclear energy market, has been announced in Sapporo, Japan, gov.uk reported.The five nations will leverage the respective resources and capabilities of each country’s civil nuclear power sectors to undermine russia’s grip on supply chains. This agreement will support the stable supply of fuels for the needs of today, as well as guarantee the safe and secure development and deployment of fuels for the ...

• 15 civilians died in russian attack on Slovyansk

  17.04.2023

  
  39 people became victims of this attack. 15 of them died, 24 were wounded. The most extensive destruction was caused in a five-story building in Parkovy lane – rescue work to clear the debris and search for people there lasted for several days, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said in a statement.Rescue work on a five-story building in Slovyansk has been completed. 15 people were rescued from the rubble: 5 (including a 14-year-old girl) were rescued, ...

• Ukrainian soldiers already use Black Hawk helicopter [video]

  17.04.2023

  
  Fighters of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have mastered and are using the legendary American Black Hawk helicopter in combat operations.“The other day, on one of the directions of the front, regular training of special units of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense on interaction with the Black Hawk multi-purpose helicopter took place. The special forces practiced the landing of combat groups on the battlefield, evacuation, disembarking from landing ropes, as well ...

• Chinese components are increasingly found in russian weapons

  15.04.2023

  
  Ukraine finds a growing number of China’s components in russian weapons, a senior adviser in Ukraine’s president office Vladyslav Vlasiuk was cited as saying by reuters.com.The trend is that there is less Western-made components but more from China, he said.China continues to deny sending military equipment to russia since the full-scale invasion in 2022.

• Rosatom uses loophole to buy electronics for russian missiles – MFA

  14.04.2023

  
  Rosatom subsidiaries are located in the United States, European jurisdictions, and the Middle East, which allows them to purchase microchips and electronics that will be used in the production of missiles and military equipment.The imposition of EU sanctions against Rosatom will not only deprive russia of USD 9bn in annual profits, but will also close a loophole for the purchase of microchips and electronics used in the production of missiles and military equipment through numerous subsidiaries, Oleksandra Vasylenko, Director of ...

• Chinese firm imported copper from russian-occupied territories of Ukraine

  14.04.2023

  
  A Chinese company is buying copper from a plant in a russian-occupied region of Ukraine, reuters.com reported.russian customs data shows evidence of Chinese trades with russian-occupied regions of Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in 2022.China’s company Quzhou Nova bought at least 3,220 tons of copper alloy in ingots worth about USD 7.4m from the Debaltsevsky Plant of Metallurgical Engineering, according to the data. The plant is located in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

• European countries reduced their dependence on russian gas to 10% since full-scale invasion – IMF

  14.04.2023

  
  Since the onset of russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, European countries reduced their dependence on russian gas from 40% before the war to 10% at the current stage, Alfred Kammer, Director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“Our dependence on russia has fallen quite significantly, from 40% before the war to 10% now,” official said. He emphasized that the European market is now increasingly being filled with alternative gas supplies. In this ...

• Historic launch of two Neptune missiles that sank russian cruiser Moskva [video]

  14.04.2023

  
  Neptun anti-ship missile system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched two missiles at the flagship of the russian Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser.Historical video of the greatest naval victory since the Second World War. Exactly one year ago, on April 13, 2022, at 2:10 pm, the Neptune anti-ship missile system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired two missiles at the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the russian Federation. At 2:17 pm, two missiles hit ...

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