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Ukraine needs 16-20 battalions of modern tanks for counteroffensive – Polish General
10.03.2023
For a successful counteroffensive against russian troops, Ukraine needs more tanks from the West. This opinion was expressed by the Polish general, ex-commander of the Polish ground forces Waldemar Skzypchak said in a comment to ukrinform.ua.“One battalion of tanks will not be enough. For an effective counteroffensive, the Ukrainians need 16-20 battalions of modern tanks. It is necessary to have a strong armored fist of several dozen battalions that will be able to break through the ...Ukraine calls on international partners to deprive russia of IAEA membership
10.03.2023
Energy Minister of Ukraine German Galushchenko called on international partners to impose sanctions on the aggressor’s nuclear industry and deprive russia of the benefits of membership of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).“russia is targeting critical civilian infrastructure, deliberately destroying the communication lines of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. With its actions, the aggressor continues to blackmail the entire world with a nuclear disaster. What else should russia do so that the world reacts and stops cooperation with Rosatom? We ...Belgium recognizes Holodomor as genocide
10.03.2023
The House of Representatives of the Parliament of Belgium for recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as the genocide of the Ukrainian people.“A historic voting in Belgian House of Representatives: one more state recognized the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people!I’m thankful to Belgium for this important decision for every Ukrainian, for this deeply symbolic step today!” Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on Twitter.NACP names Italian Buzzi Unicem as ‘war sponsor’ over doing business in russia
09.03.2023
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has put the Italian cement producer, Buzzi Unicem, on the list of international war sponsors for doing business in russia.Despite their statement on the refusal of any operational participation in russian business, Buzzi russia continues to expand its business in the russian federation, according to the statement.From 2016 to 2021, the russian unit of Buzzi Unicem paid EUR 62m in taxes and other mandatory fees to the russian budget. For comparison, this ...France, Hungary and Bulgaria block sanctions against russian nuclear energy sector – media
09.03.2023
France, Hungary and Bulgaria are blocking EU sanctions against russian nuclear sector, including russia’s Rosatom, pap.pl reported.The biggest advocate of nuclear energy cooperation with Rosatom is France, Hungary is the loudest, while Bulgaria also cites concerns, according to sources.At the same time, Rosatom, due to the fact that it was not included in any of the 10 EU sanction packages, feels “protected” and has begun to expand its activities to other sectors.russians in Mariupol destroyed 400 high-rise buildings to hide war crimes – mayor
09.03.2023
In Mariupol, which is temporarily occupied by the russian army, the invaders had already destroyed 400 high-rise buildings to hide war crimes, the mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“During two months of intense fire, they destroyed every second high-rise building. There are 1,800 such high-rise buildings in the city of Mariupol. The terrorist state has identified 934 buildings that are being demolished today. They have already removed 400 such buildings; they have hidden their war ...ruscists hit public transport stop in Kherson, three people killed
09.03.2023
Three civilians were killed as russian forces targeted a public transport stop in Kherson city, the Kherson military administration said in a statement.russian terrorists shelled Kherson in the morning. They hit, among other objects, a public transport stop, the statement reads. Three people were killed as a result of the shelling.People slowly died on a road. Police identified ruscists who shot civilian vehicles in Irpin
06.03.2023
On March 5-6, 2022, russian invaders shot 10 civilian cars in Irpin, the National Police of Ukraine said in a statement.“Local residents together with small children tried to escape from Irpin, but instead became a target of the russian military. As a result of the shootings, 9 people died, 12 more were injured,” the report says.Police investigators identified three russian soldiers who were involved in the shooting of the evacuation column. The commander of the reconnaissance company of the 173rd ...putin should sit in Nuremberg. russia is not just waging war against Ukraine, but committing genocide – MFA of Estonia
04.03.2023
russia is not just waging an aggressive war against Ukraine, but also has genocidal intent and wants to destroy the Ukrainian nation and its culture, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Urmas Reinsalu, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“Justice begins with the truth. And the truth is that there is genocidal intent in this war… Estonia sees this as genocide. There is genocidal intent here. It is not just a matter of capturing and establishing physical control over the ...Almost 80% of russians support war in Ukraine – russian survey
04.03.2023
Since February 2022, support for the war against Ukraine among the population of the russian Federation is only growing. Two-thirds of russians consider the war a success, according to a survey conducted by the Levada Center.As of the end of February 2023, 77% of russians supported the “actions of the russian armed forces in Ukraine” .At the same time, russians consider the end of the ...russians have killed at least 462 children in Ukraine, another 930 children were injured
04.03.2023
“As of March 4, 2023, more than 1,391 children were killed or injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the russian Federation. According to official information of juvenile prosecutors, 462 children were killed and more than 930 children received injuries of varying severity,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.Most children were killed and injured in Donetsk region – 445, Kharkiv region – 272, Kyiv region – 123, Kherson region – 90, Zaporizhzhia region ...29 states joined coalition on creation of special tribunal for russia – Kuleba
03.03.2023
Twenty-nine states have already joined the coalition on the creation of a special tribunal for russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“Our meeting was focused primarily on the creation of a special tribunal on russia’s accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. This process started last year, we are gradually moving towards the establishment of such a tribunal. The role of the Netherlands and Estonia in ...
