A top advisor to Zelensky states that Elon Musk's decision to assist Russia by disabling Starlink for the Ukrainians led to the deaths of civilians, including children.
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A #Russian missile has struck a market in the the eastern #Donetsk region town of Kostiantynivka, killing at least 16 — including one child— according to #Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. The attack is one of the deadliest in months.
Sotschi: Erdogan und Putin zu Verhandlungen zusammengekommen
Seit beinahe einem Jahr haben sich Erdogan und Putin sich nicht mehr getroffen. Nun kamen die beiden Staatschef im russischen Sotschi zusammen. Der türkische Präsident will vor allem über das ausgelaufene Getreideabkommen neu verhandeln.
"evidence indicates that the dam was blown up from the inside... by the #Russian forces occupying it. In one stroke, they unleashed epic floods on #Ukraine and an ensuing drought that... brought a stunning level of destruction to the #environment, the #economy and the lives of civilians already enduring the hardships of #war
The Russian-installed administration in Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, claimed that more than 20,000 local residents were killed after being forcibly enlisted into the Russian army, the National Resistance Center reported on Aug. 16.
Representatives of the occupation regime shared this statistic in respo https://kyivindependent.com/over-20-000-horlivka-residents-enlisted-in-russian-army-die/ source : Daria Bevziuk #Ukraine
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“The report said that Russian authorities have been sending soldiers from the occupied regions to the front line without proper training, "because the Russians benefit from the death of Ukrainians regardless of the side they are fighting for."
Does a country that invades other states, bombs & murders civilians in hospitals, residential areas and kidnaps children BELONG in the UN Security council?
War-hardened rescue workers from Syria have been giving their Ukrainian colleagues practical tips on how to deal with the Russian air force since the attacks began. Her advice number one was: Please don't underestimate the incomprehensible inhumanity of Moscow.
"The Ukrainians are now facing the most cruel, unethical and criminal killing machine in the world today," warned Raed al-Saleh, head of the Syrian aid organization White Helmets, in the Washington Post last year. “Putin's goal is to break the will of the civilian population. There is no limit to the cruelty of his troops.”
Ukrainians advance 16-20 kilometers in ‘tactically significant’ move
Ukraine made a “tactically significant” advance along 2 lines of attack towards the southern coast
The Ukrainian troops seized 16 to 20 kilometers of territory, which the Institute for the Study of War says will likely weaken Russia’s defenses in aggregate, raising the chances of a breakthrough
#Russia uses drones made by #Iran to destroy civilian infrastructure and murder civilians in Ukraine. Yet, Ukraine does not declare war on Iran.
So why is NATO afraid of Ukraine using its weapons to strike military targets in Russia? Is NATO really such a cowardly bunch that they fear a Russian attack? Something doesn't sound right.
#NATO needs to grow up. Stop giving Russia sanctuary. Give #Ukraine long-range missiles and let the Ukrainian army strike where the #RussianWarCrimes come from.
Even countries that didn't sign the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court, can invite the Court in, giving them jurisdiction over crimes against humanity. #Ukraine invited the #ICC in to investigate #RussianWarCrimes.
The U.S. could do the same, raising the possibility of trials at the Hague for Texas officials, and Trump officials who separated children from their families.