Mark Lansbury

2024-04-25 13:05:01

Russia planning to disrupt #GlobalPeaceSummit in Switzerland

We have precise intelligence information, specific data that Russia not only wants to disrupt the peace summit, but also has a specific plan how to do it, how to reduce the number of participating countries, how to act to ensure that there is no peace for even longer,"

Kyiv will share Russia's plans with diplomats and intelligence agencies of allied countries, according to Zelensky.

"And together we must counteract this, we must work in unity for a just #peace,”

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-russia-planning-to-disrupt-global-peace-summit-in-switzerland/

#RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Zelensky: Russia planning to disrupt global peace summit in Switzerland

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 24 that Ukraine has precise intelligence information that Russia is preparing to disrupt a global peace summit set to take place in Switzerland in June.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-23 11:34:38

Russia’s energy infrastructure attacks are depopulating Ukraine

International human rights groups have decried Russia’s most recent attacks, calling them a violation of international humanitarian law. Meanwhile, the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said Russia’s indiscriminate attacks on Ukraine’s #energy infrastructure throughout the war may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In addition to the military advantages afforded by decimating Ukraine’s power systems, Russia is using these attacks to de-populate Ukraine

https://kyivindependent.com/opinion-russias-energy-infrastructure-attacks-are-depopulating-ukraine/

#WarCrimes #RussiaInvadedUkraine #ScorchedEarth #StandWithUkraine

Opinion: Russia’s energy infrastructure attacks are depopulating Ukraine

The collapse of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure last year due to Russia’s war brought the entire country to its knees. And while Ukraine was, for the most part, spared from widespread blackouts this winter, Russian forces are once again targeting critical infrastructure. Russia resumed missile and drone attacks on

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-19 11:26:13

Ukraine destroys missile launchers, radar stations at Russian military airfield in Crimea

Ukraine's military intelligence on April 18 said that Ukrainian forces had destroyed four #S-400 launchers, three radar stations, a command post for #AirDefense operations, and air space #surveillance equipment #Fundament-M in the attack.

The total number of Russian military equipment, aircraft, and military personnel losses is still being determined, Ukraine's military intelligence said in its statement.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-ukraine-destroys-missile-launchers-radar-stations-at-russian-military-airfield-in-crimea/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #Imperialism #StandWithUkraine #Crimea

Military intelligence: Ukraine destroys missile launchers, radar stations at Russian military airfield in Crimea

Ukraine destroyed several units of military equipment in an attack on a Russian military airfield in Dzhankoi in occupied Crimea on April 17, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-19 12:02:11

Slovak citizens raise $1.6 million for Czech ammunition initiative after government refuses to contribute

The organizers of the Slovak fundraising campaign said that they "refuse to accept" that their government did not join the initiative.

"Let's show that it's not just them who decide. We are convinced that the attitude of the government does not represent the majority of citizens. We are sure that we, the inhabitants of #Slovakia, want and know how to help," the #fundraising campaign's website says.

https://kyivindependent.com/slovak-citizens-raise-1-6-million-for-czech-ammunition-initiative/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #ammunition #StandWithUkraine

Slovak citizens raise $1.6 million for Czech ammunition initiative after government refuses to contribute

Slovak citizens have raised over $1.6 million in three days for the Czech ammunition initiative after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico refused to contribute to the campaign to aid Ukraine.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-17 10:09:32

Ukrainian survivor of Russian torture files legal complaint in #Argentina

A Ukrainian man has filed a criminal complaint to Argentina's Federal Judiciary against the Russian occupying forces who tortured him, The Reckoning Project (TRP), an international NGO that works to bring war crime cases to court, announced on April 16.

Argentina's constitution allows for trials on "international crimes, including crimes against humanity and #WarCrimes, irrespective of where they took place," on the basis of universal jurisdiction, TRP said in a press release.

Though this case is the first time a #Ukrainian #torture complaint has been filed in Argentina, Mr M said that he is "one of so many cases."

https://kyivindependent.com/argentina-court-case-russian-torture-ukraine/

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Ukrainian survivor of Russian torture files legal complaint in Argentina

Argentina's constitution allows for trials on "international crimes, including crimes against humanity and war crimes, irrespective of where they took place," on the basis of universal jurisdiction, TRP said in a press release.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-17 10:25:30

Russia destroyed Kyiv Oblast power plant after Ukraine ran out of air defense missiles

#Trypillia TPP was completely destroyed in a Russian strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on April 11, leading to the 100% loss of #Centrenergo's generating capacity.

Russia launched 11 missiles in the direction of the plant, according to Zelensky. Ukraine was able to shoot down the first seven, and four "destroyed Trypillia."

"Why? Because there were zero #missiles. We ran out of all the missiles that protected the Trypillia TPP,"

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-april-16/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #electricity #AirDefense #StandWithUkraine

Ukraine war latest: Russia destroyed Kyiv Oblast power plant after Ukraine ran out of air defense missiles, Zelensky says

Key developments on April 16: * Zelensky: Russia destroyed key power plant near Kyiv since Ukraine 'ran out of missiles' for its defense * Source: Ukraine strikes Russian modernized long-range radar system in Bryansk Oblast * Bloomberg: Russia does not have capability to launch offensive on Kharkiv * Zelensky signs mobilization bill * Scholz says

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-17 10:03:30

Russia fires 10 times more shells, uses 300 aircraft than Ukraine

Delays in U.S. assistance to Ukraine have already had a direct impact on the battlefield, contributing to the loss of the key front-line city of #Avdiivka. Amid the escalating situation on the eastern front, Zelensky said that "Ukraine will lose the war" if the U.S. Congress fails to approve military aid.

As Moscow intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure during the spring, the shortage of air defense systems in Ukrainian cities and villages is being felt more acutely.

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-14/

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Zelensky: Russia fires 10 times more shells, uses 300 aircraft in Ukraine only

Russia is firing shells at a ratio of around 10:1 to those of Ukraine and has 30 times more aircraft, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with PBS NewsHour published on April 16.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-08 11:48:28

Ukrainian military intelligence denies involvement in drone explosion at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

"The aggressor state once again endangers the nuclear facility," Yusov said. "Russian strikes, in particular false flag strikes, on the territory of the Ukrainian #nuclear power plant, as well as the deployment of troops and weapons there and mining of ZNPP facilities, have long been a well-known and constant criminal practice."

"Russia should withdraw troops from all #ZNPP facilities, only this will allow to restore compliance with all necessary international norms and control over an important nuclear energy facility."

https://kyivindependent.com/media-ukrainian-intelligence-denies-involvement-in-drone-explosion-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant/

#FalseFlag #RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Media: Ukrainian military intelligence denies involvement in drone explosion at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

"Ukraine is not involved in any armed provocations on the territory of the illegally occupied nuclear plant," the spokesperson Andrii Yusov said, adding that Russian false flag strikes were a frequent occurrence.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-08 11:56:07

Russian soldiers kill 3 Ukrainian POWs

A video that purportedly shows Russian soldiers shooting three captured and unarmed Ukrainian servicemen in Kherson Oblast, the office announced on April 7.

The video was published on Russian Telegram channels on April 7, according to a statement by the Prosecutor General's Office released on Telegram.

Killing of POWs violates the Geneva Convention and constitutes a #WarCrime.

The description of the video states the incident took place near Krynky village in Kherson Oblast.

In the video, several shots are fired by a Russian Armed Forces member at the unarmed and unmoving Ukrainian servicemen, according to the Prosecutor General's Office's statement.

https://kyivindependent.com/prosecutor-generals-office-russian-soldiers-shoot-3-ukrainian-pows/

#RussianAggression #murder #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine

Prosecutor General's Office: Russian soldiers kill 3 Ukrainian POWs

The Prosecutor General's Office has opened an investigation into a video that purportedly shows Russian soldiers shooting three captured and unarmed Ukrainian servicemen in Kherson Oblast, the office announced on April 7.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-06 12:26:47

Czechia warns Russia is trying to sabotage railways in Europe

Russia is actively trying to sabotage European railways by hacking into their signaling systems, #Czech Transport Minister Martin Kupka said to the Financial Times (FT)

Russia has engaged in a variety of disruptive behavior toward Europe, often using its cyber capabilities to target civilian infrastructure.

Kupka said that Russia has made "thousands of attempts to weaken our (railway) systems" since the beginning of the full-scale war.

https://kyivindependent.com/ft-czechia-warns-russia-is-trying-to-sabotage-railways-in-europe/

#RussianAggression #RussiaIsATerroristState #Europe #railways #trains #StandWithUkraine

FT: Czechia warns Russia is trying to sabotage railways in Europe

Czech Transportation Minister Martin Kupka said that Russia has made "thousands of attempts to weaken our (railway) systems" since the beginning of the full-scale war.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-04-06 13:48:14

Russian use of prohibited chemical weapons has become 'systemic'

The tendency of Russian troops to use munition with prohibited chemicals grows and has become "systemic," the command of Ukraine's Support Forces reported on April 5.

Ukrainian forces recorded 371 cases of usage of munition containing prohibited chemicals over the past month, which is 90 cases more than during the previous one.

For such attacks, Russia primarily uses K-51 and RG-VO grenades, which are delivered via drones, according to the Support Forces.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-russian-troops-begin-to-use-munition-with-prohibited-chemicals-more-frequent/

#WarCrimes #RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraine #ChemicalWeapons #Russia

Military: Russian use of prohibited chemical weapons has become 'systemic'

Ukrainian forces recorded 371 cases of usage of munition containing prohibited chemicals over the past month, which is 90 cases more than during the previous one.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-31 16:02:48

France to send Ukraine air defense missiles, armored vehicles

Paris will "unlock a new batch of Aster 30 missiles" for the SAMP/T MAMBA system, the French equivalent of the U.S. Patriot, in response to Ukraine's air defense shortage, Lecornu said on March 30.

"We are also developing tele-operated munitions in a very short time, to deliver them to the Ukrainians this summer," he said.

The package will also include hundreds of old but "still operational" armored vehicles.

"To hold such a large front line, the Ukrainian army needs, for example, our armored front vehicles: this is absolutely key for troop mobility,"

https://kyivindependent.com/france-to-send-ukraine-air-defense-missiles-armored-vehicles/

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France to send Ukraine air defense missiles, armored vehicles

Paris will "unlock a new batch of Aster 30 missiles" for the SAMP/T MAMBA system, the French equivalent of the U.S. Patriot, in response to Ukraine's air defense shortage.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-31 08:48:06

Taurus manufacturer criticises German government for slow signing of defence contracts

MBDA, the manufacturer of Taurus missiles, insists on speeding up the German government's decision-making on production orders.

The Taurus missiles will no longer be produced, as the defence industry is not allowed to produce stockpiles without orders.

"It is a challenge for our industry when production is interrupted, as in the case of Taurus. In such cases, our suppliers, who are often small and medium-sized companies, stop production," Gottschild said.

With new orders, suppliers will first have to reorient themselves and secure raw materials, for example

The arms industry needs a base load of production,

"This is enough to make it worthwhile to maintain supply chains, keep test equipment up to date and maintain the competence of employees," he added

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/30/7448886/

#Taurus #Germany #MBDA #defence #stockpiles #CruiseMissiles #StandWithUkraine

Taurus manufacturer criticises German government for slow signing of defence contracts

MBDA, the manufacturer of Taurus missiles, insists on speeding up the German government’s decision-making on production orders.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-26 12:19:10

Why #ISIS attacked #Russia and why Russia blames Ukraine

DOHA – The terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall #concert venue in a Moscow suburb was no bolt from the blue. The Kremlin dismissed U.S. intelligence warnings of an imminent attack by “extremists,” possibly to shift the blame to a convenient scapegoat when the attack came.

https://kyivindependent.com/opinion-why-isis-attacked-russia-and-why-russia-blames-ukraine/

#RussianPropaganda #terrorism #civilians #scapegoats #StandWithUkraine

Opinion: Why ISIS attacked Russia and why Russia blames Ukraine

DOHA – The terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in a Moscow suburb was no bolt from the blue. The Kremlin dismissed U.S. intelligence warnings of an imminent attack by “extremists,” possibly to shift the blame to a convenient scapegoat when the attack came. The murder of

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-24 11:08:11

Anti-Kremlin militias' raid thwarts Russia's plans for potential new attack

The recent incursion into Russia by Russian #anti-Kremlin #militias made Moscow "change plans" on a possible new attack in Ukraine's northern sector.

Russian nationalist Denis Kapustin, the commander of the #Russian Volunteer Corps, said at a press conference on March 21 that the militias "stabilized the front" and "eased the pressure of Russian troops in certain areas."

Alexei Baranovsky, the Freedom of Russia Legion volunteer, claimed that anti-Kremlin forces had received intelligence about Russia's alleged plans to advance further into Kharkiv Oblast.

"The clashes (on Russia's territory) forced Russia to deploy additional reserves and withdraw its troops from their positions (in Ukraine) to relocate them to Belgorod Oblast," Yusov said.

https://kyivindependent.com/military-intelligence-anti-kremlin-militias-raid-thwarts-russias-plans-for-potential-new-attack/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianAggression #StandWithUkraine

Military Intelligence: Anti-Kremlin militias' raid thwarts Russia's plans for potential new attack

The recent incursion into Russia by Russian anti-Kremlin militias made Moscow "change plans" on a possible new attack in Ukraine's northern sector, Andrii Yusov, a spokesperson of Ukraine's military Intelligence told the Kyiv Independent on March 22.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-24 11:18:22

Kremlin admits Russia 'de facto' at war, calls Ukraine 'occupying force'

In an unexpected admission, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on March 22 that Russia is in a "state of war" in an interview with the Russian state-owned media outlet Arguments and Facts.

Peskov later clarified his words, saying that "de jure" it remained a "military operation," but "de facto" had become a #war.

Russia refuses to refer to its war against Ukraine as a war, referring to it instead as a "special military operation" for #propaganda purposes and to downplay its actions for both domestic and international audiences. Russia's choice of wording plays a key part in the framing of its full-scale war.

https://kyivindependent.com/kremlin-admits-russia-de-facto-at-war-calls-ukraine-occupying-force/

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Kremlin admits Russia 'de facto' at war, calls Ukraine 'occupying force'

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov later clarified his words, saying that "de jure" it remained a "military operation," but "de facto" had become a war.

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-24 11:43:07

Documentary - Destroy, in Whole or in Part

In this documentary, its author, investigative reporter Danylo Mokryk explores whether there is #genocidal intent in the actions of the Russian military and officials, as well as in Russian state propaganda.

He interviews several scholars whose views oppose one another. William A. Schabas, one of the most renowned scholars in the field, is a skeptic. Eugene Finkel has written an opinion piece stating that the Russian invasion was genocide back in 2022. Dmytro Koval emphasizes that one cannot fully understand Russia’s war in Ukraine if one doesn’t call it #genocide

It also features survivors and witnesses of Russian war crimes: a widow of a man killed in Bucha; a twin sister of a woman murdered in Skadovsk; a kid who had been deported to Crimea, and witnessed an attempt to russify Ukrainian children; and two people who had been detained during the occupation of Kherson

https://kyivindependent.com/destroy-in-whole-or-in-part/

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Mark Lansbury

2024-03-24 11:53:13

Russia’s rising chemical weapons use in Ukraine

Earlier this month, the Ukrainian military claimed that Russia has used chemical weapons 1,068 times since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began two years ago. This includes allegations that Russia used #chloroacetophenone, a chemical comparable to tear gas but with higher toxicity.

A Russian commander even openly bragged about using chemical weapons last year.

The usage of these chemicals on the battlefield is "unquestionably" illegal, said Brett Edwards, who specializes in chemical weapons issues and lectures at the University of Bath. It goes against the #ChemicalWeapons Convention, to which Russia is a signatory.

https://kyivindependent.com/the-counteroffensive/

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The Counteroffensive: Russia’s rising chemical weapons use in Ukraine

Editor’s Note: This article was published by the blog “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on March 22, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To subscribe to "The Counteroffensive," click here. Aahed Bakkora will never forget the night that birds began falling out of the

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Enjomineur D3

2024-03-23 17:22:06

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Mark Lansbury

2023-04-27 12:20:11

Editorial: Today's Russia is fascist. It’s time to start calling it that

“We went and killed everyone. There were women, men, seniors, and children.”

These were the words of Azamat Uldarov, an ex-fighter of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who personally admitted to shooting dead a five or six-year-old girl, speaking to Russian independent outlet Gulagu.net. Uldarov, together with ex-Wagner commander Aleksei Savichev, both described being given and carrying out orders to “clean” entire buildings or areas in Donetsk Oblast of civilians by murdering them all.

The confessions came out on the back of a video of Russian troops, later reported as also belonging to Wagner, beheading a Ukrainian prisoner-of-war with a knife.

No, this is not a fever dream, this is fascist Russia in 2023.

https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-todays-russia-is-fascist-its-time-to-stop-avoiding-the-term/

#RussianAggression #RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal #WagnerGroup #murder #confessions #children #civilians #CrimesAgainstHumanity #kidnapping #executions #StandWithUkraine

Mark Lansbury

2023-04-13 10:26:49

Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children is an established genocidal tactic during war

Russia’s forceful displacement of Ukrainians is a centuries-tested practice of conquest.

Von Guttner Sporzynski highlights that the tradition of abduction and forced displacement of the non-conformist population is deeply rooted in Russia’s history.

He starts from the 16th century, when the first deportations of citizens of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania started, then follows to 19th -century Poland, where around 60,000 people were deported following two anti-Russian rebellions, and ends with the 20th century:

“It is estimated that between 1936 and 1952 at _least three million people were deported across the western territories of Soviet Russia and transported thousands of kilometres away to Siberia and Central Asia.”_ Von Guttner Sporzynski concludes that the children who get abducted today from Ukraine may not find their way back home after the war ends.

https://kyivindependent.com/untitled-16/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianWarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal #children #Ukraine #deportation #abducted #ChildAbuse #RussiaAggression #Russia #kidnapping #RussianKidnappers #genocide #genocidal #StandWithUkraine

Mark Lansbury

2023-04-10 10:37:11

Official: Kidnapped Ukrainian children punished for refusing to sing Russian national anthem

After returning to Ukraine from Russia, children complain of beatings and other punishments for refusing to sing the Russian anthem and for mentioning that they are Ukrainians.

https://kyivindependent.com/kidnapped-ukrainian-children/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #ChildAbuse #children #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianWarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal #StandWithUkraine

Mark Lansbury

2023-01-24 11:32:12

Most convicts recruited by Wagner Group killed, wounded or deserted

Of the 50,000 convicts recruited by #mercenary company Wagner Group from the Russian prison system, only 10,000 remain in the ranks of the military, according to Olga Romanova, head of Russia Behind Bars, an NGO that protects the rights of convicts.

The rest have deserted or have been killed or wounded, she said.

https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ngo-most-convicts-recruited-by-wagner-killed-wounded-or-deserted

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NGO: Most convicts recruited by Wagner killed, wounded or deserted.

Of the 50,000 convicts recruited by mercenary company Wagner Group from the Russian prison system, only 10,000 remain in the ranks of the military, according to Olga Romanova, head of Russia Behind Bars, an NGO that protects the rights of

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