To our esteemed colleagues, We, the undersigned members of Olympic Chess Teams of Ukraine, write to you with a heavy heart and a deep sense of urgency as we approach the FIDE General Assembly scheduled for September 21-22 in Budapest. As you may be aware, the assembly will consider the —>
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Belarusian KGB exerts pressure on Ukrainians – National Resistance Center
In a neighboring country, which is actually occupied by the kremlin, the local KGB carries out filtering measures against Ukrainians, the National Resistance Center said in a statement. Over the past month, cases of Ukrainians being summoned for questioning, as well as searches of our fellow citizens, have become more —>
Belarus suspended from International Federation of Red Cross for noncompliance
The Belarus Red Cross Society is suspended from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The suspension is the result of noncompliance by the Belarus Red Cross with the request for the dismissal of Mr. Dimitry Shevtsov, Secretary General of the National Society. This follows the decision —>
Ukraine adds more than 570 russian and Belarusian athletes to list of war supporters
The Ministry of Sports of Ukraine has already added more than 570 russian and Belarusian athletes to the list of those who support the war in Ukraine. The list includes athletes from boxing, mixed martial arts, figure skating, hockey, skiing, tennis, football, athletics, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, judo teams, and —>
russia prepares false flag attack on Mozyr refinery to drag Belarus into war – SBU
The Security Service of Ukraine [SBU] has obtained information that indicates the russians are preparing a large-scale provocation “under a foreign flag” at a strategic facility in Belarus – the Mozyr Oil Refinery. According to the available data, the preparation of the terrorist attack was carried out by a subversive —>
Belarusian helicopters violated Poland’s airspace – Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense of Poland confirmed that two Belarusian helicopters violated the country’s airspace. “The border crossing took place in the Białowieża area at a very low altitude, making it difficult to detect by radar systems. Therefore, in the morning announcement, the Operational Command of the Armed Forces Branches —>
Up to 500 russian and Belarusian athletes to be allowed at Asian Games to help Paris 2024 qualification
The Olympic Council of Asia approved the participation of up to 500 russian and Belarusian athletes at this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou to help them qualify for next year’s Olympics in Paris, insidethegames.biz reported. Whether athletes from russia and Belarus will take part in Olympics in Paris will be —>
Belarusian Paralympian helps kidnap Ukrainian children to Belarus – National Resistance Center
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 [master of sports in swimming, member of the Paralympic national team of Belarus] is involved —>
Belarus transferred more than 130 thousand tons of ammunition to russia over past year – monitoring group
Over the past year, the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenka, has handed over 130,000 tons of ammunition to russia, the Belarusian Gayun monitoring group reported. The community of railway workers in Belarus reported in its Telegram channel that the scale of Belarus’s participation in russia’s war against Ukraine is —>