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Azov fighter on russian captivity: Intense psychological pressure, interrogations, torture
22.08.2022
The russian invaders use all means of pressure, primarily psychological, on the prisoners of war and the wounded are not treated appropriately.“russia needed some fact that we were treated somehow. But in fact, it was not a treatment, it was the preservation of life so that we simply lived until the moment when we might be exchanged. In our case, we were exchanged. There was a very intense psychological pressure … russia did not give any chance to call relatives, ...ruscists, which took part in Bucha massacre, receive salaries through Gazprombank
20.08.2022
Ukraine calls on the US to impose sanctions on all russian banks “to deprive President putin of the opportunity to wage war,” writes radiosvoboda.org.One of the key contenders for inclusion in this list is Gazprombank. This is one of the three largest banks in russia, which is still, on the sixth month of the full-scale invasion of the russian army, not under strict Western sanctions. EU countries pay russia for oil and gas through this bank.At the same time, through ...Austria must declare russian ambassador persona non grata after he called for genocide of Ukrainians – MFA
20.08.2022
Ukraine calls to expel russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, who called for the extermination of Ukrainians, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko said in a post on Twitter.“russia’s Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov is calling for the elimination of the Ukrainian nation. This genocidal language must not be tolerated. We call on the entire diplomatic community in Vienna to boycott Ulyanov, and on the host country, Austria – to declare him persona non grata,” Nikolenko wrote.Previously, Ulyanov ...russian tanks finally reached Kyiv’s main street in a “parade” of destroyed equipment
20.08.2022
An exhibition of destroyed russian equipment is taking place on the main street of Kyiv – Khreshchatyk.“The enemy planned to hold a ‘parade’ on Khreshchatyk within a few days . The russians never succeeded. Our Armed Forces responded,” Deputy Head of the president’s office Kyrylo Tymoshenko was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.Instead, a “parade” of destroyed russian equipment is taking place in Khreshchatyk, the official added.UAV crashes into russia’s ‘Black Sea Fleet HQ’ in occupied Sevastopol – Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
20.08.2022
This morning a powerful explosion has rocked russia’s so-called ‘Black Sea Fleet Headquarters’ in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People Refat Chubarov said in a statement.“At 08:20 a.m., near the headquarters of ‘russia’s Black Sea Fleet’ in the occupied city of Aqyar/Sevastopol, a powerful explosion was heard.At 08:56 a.m., it was reported that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had crashed into a building of ‘russia’s Black Sea Fleet’ Headquarters,” Chubarov wrote.According to Chubarov, ...ICRC doesn’t react to killing of Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka by russians – president’s office
19.08.2022
The International Committee of the Red Cross does not react to the killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the russian Federation in the temporarily captured Olenivka, Donetsk region, Mykhailo Podolyak, Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, was cited as saying.According to Podolyak, the ICRC, which acts as a mediator in all armed conflicts and must ensure compliance with international conventions, does not react to russia’s killing of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the occupied ...Just one last time! Calls by some German politicians to briefly run Nord Stream 2 resemble drug addiction – Kuleba
19.08.2022
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has compared the idea of some German politicians to “briefly” launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipe with drug addiction.“Calls by some German politicians to launch NS2 for a little while and close it later are totally irrational. This resembles drug addiction when a person says ‘Just one last time!’ without realizing the devastating consequences of each ‘last time'” Kuleba wrote on Twitter.Addiction to russian gas kills!, he added.Ukraine’s parliament recognizes russia as “terrorist state”
19.08.2022
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has recognized russia as a terrorist state and is now calling on other nations to make the same step, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net.“With this act, we recognized russia as a terrorist state. The goal of the russian political regime is the genocide of the Ukrainian people, physical annihilation, mass murders of Ukrainians, and commission of international crimes against the civilian population,” said the Rada Speaker.He recalled ...UA Army destroyed russian military base in Nova Kakhovka [video]
17.08.2022
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The UA Army destroyed a russian military base in the temporarily captured city of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.“According to preliminary information, this is a video confirmation of a successful ‘smoking in an unspecified place,’ which is located in Nova Kakhovka.It has also been established that 10 to 15 occupiers have left the chat room forever and approximately the same number are preparing to leave,” the report said.ruscists shelled children’s playground in Kharkiv [video]
17.08.2022
Video footage shows the moment of shelling of children’s playground in Kharkiv by ruscists. The missile appears to hit the ping-pong table.Powerful explosion heard near russian ‘commandant’s office’ in Melitopol – Mayor
17.08.2022
A powerful explosion has been heard near the ‘commandant’s office’ of russian invaders in the central part of the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Region, Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said in a statement.“A powerful blast was heard near the enemy’s lair in the central part of Melitopol. Let me remind you that a commandant’s office of the occupiers is located there.We are waiting for details about the losses among the ruscists. Glory to the Armed Forces!” Fedorov wrote.New daily traffic record set on Kerch Bridge – media
16.08.2022
The daily traffic record was set on August 15 on the bridge connecting the occupied Crimea peninsula with mainland russia on August 15. A total of 38,297 cars passed across the bridge within that day, ukrinform.net reported.As reported earlier, the occupation “authorities” in Crimea on August 9 confirmed the explosions in the Novofedorovka district, where the russian air base is located. The Ministry of Defense of the russian Federation stated that “a detonation of aviation munitions occurred” at the airfield.Chairman ...
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