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Actions in the memory of the tortured Ukrainians in Bucha took place in European capitals: photo-report
Mass actions in memory of the residents of Bucha brutally killed by Russian soldiers took place in Berlin, Warsaw, Vilnius and Tbilisi on Wednesday, April 6. Protesters lay on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs, symbolically showing their position and drawing the authorities’ attention to the atrocities committed by the...
US imposes full blocking sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institution
The USA imposes full blocking sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, and Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa- Bank. Source: the White House This action will freeze any of Sberbank’s and Alfa-Bank’s assets touching the U.S financial system and prohibit U.S. persons from doing business with them. “In addition, full...
Democrats in the United States ask Joe Biden to strengthen Ukraine’s cybersecurity
The Representatives of the Democratic Party ask US President Joe Biden to increase assistance to Ukraine and European allies in the field of cybersecurity after the hacking that disrupted the work of a major Ukrainian Internet provider last month. In a letter to Biden, Senator Ed Markey and member of the House of Representatives Bill Keating...
5th package of sanctions against Russia: coal embargo and ban on 4 key Russian banks
The European Union has announced a fifth package of sanctions against Russia in response to the atrocities in Bucha, which included a coal embargo against the aggressor and a ban on transactions with four leading Russian banks. Source: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen “Russia is waging a cruel, ruthless war, also...
Projecting Russian crimes to Ukraine is part of a hostile plan, – British Ambassador to Ukraine
The abduction, torture, and execution of heads of administrations seems to be part of the Russian scenario, as well as the transfer of these crimes to Ukraine. Source: British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons “Abducting, torturing, executing brave and resolute regional and local administration heads, even their families too –...
Italy supports EU sanctions against Russian gas
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said that Italy would support sanctions against Russian gas after the atrocities in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. Source: Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs “Italy will not veto Russian gas sanctions,” Di Maio said. Italy receives about 40% of its gas imports from Russia, and after the Russian...
The European Union has accused Russian authorities for atrocities in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities
The European Union has accused Russian authorities of committing atrocities in territories in the Kyiv region, now liberated but formerly under the control of Russian troops. Source: EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell EU strongly condemns the atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in several occupied Ukrainian towns, which have now been...
Ukrainians cry as they are looking for their lost loved ones in a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha
Journalists discovered a mass grave in the town of Bucha, on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Source: The citizens of Bucha Bodies were first buried in the grave, on the grounds of the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, in the first days of the war. There were at least a dozen bodies in body bags, some partially...
Prime Minister of Ukraine: Partners must impose a devastating package of sanctions against Russia’s atrocities in Kyiv region
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal calls on Ukraine’s partners to impose a devastating package of sanctions against Russia. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine “The occupiers’ crimes against civilians in the Kyiv region have shown the true face of Russia. We call on our partners to impose a devastating package of...
The head of British intelligence: The executions in Ukraine were part of Putin’s plan
The head of British intelligence MI6 Richard Moore said that extrajudicial executions were part of Putin’s plan for an invasion of Ukraine. Source: The head of British intelligence MI6 “We knew that Putin’s invasion plans included extrajudicial executions by his military and intelligence services. Reports of executions of...
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General Staff operational report August 22, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - 18:55 (EEST)
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