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Ukrainian hackers attacked servers of the federal certification center that issuing digital signatures, putting its operation to a halt. This was reported by Information Resistance, Ukrinform saw. "Servers of the Osnovanie, whose centers are based in over 60 regions of Russia, were targeted by hackers who succeeded in stealing 1.5 million digital signatures," the report reads. Ukrainian hackers with BO Team declare their intention to sell the data to raise funds in support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian company, in turn, refutes the report that their digital keys have been compromised. Experts, however, say digital signatures and other…

The toll of Russia’s missile attack on Lviv on September 4 is estimated at nearly $1 billion. Lviv First Deputy Mayor Andriy Moskalenko announced this during a plenary session of the city council, reports Ukrinform. "In Lviv, we are still calculating the exact amount of damages inflicted on the community as a result of the enemy attack on the city on September 4. But we can already say we are talking about at least UAH 1 billion," the report says. Read also: Poland’s envoy shown aftermath of Russian attack on Lviv The city council noted that in the epicenter of…

Compensation claims filed by war-affected Ukrainians against Russia should be brought before British courts, where there is a practical opportunity to hunt for the assets of the Russian private sector feeding the Kremlin’s war machine. British lawyer Jason McCue, who promotes the idea of ​​"domestication" of Ukrainian civil lawsuits in UK courts and other foreign jurisdictions, stated this in an interview with Ukrinform. "The initiative is really promising, to put it simply. What’s important for Ukrainians is that there are accountability gaps. The first accountability gap is that certain members of the Russian war machine, the private sector that keeps…

The Russian Orthodox Church plays a direct role in supporting Russian war criminals. British lawyer Jason McCue stated this in an interview with Ukrinform. "Because it's a church doesn't mean it should be able to get away with murder. It needs to be held accountable," the lawyer believes. "The Russian Orthodox Church provided training facilities to groups like Wagner. Guilty. That is aiding and abetting war criminals and terrorists. That's punishable under law," McCue emphasized. He also recalled that the Russian Orthodox Church was involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories. Read also: Zelensky thanks All-Ukrainian…

Law enforcement officers are currently investigating around 4,000 criminal cases of war crimes against Ukrainian children committed by Russians. This was stated by Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin during the Fourth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Currently, Ukrainian authorities are investigating about 4,000 criminal proceedings regarding the commission of war crimes against Ukrainian children,” the Prosecutor General said, adding: “We have already presented reports of suspicion to 54 persons, the pre-trial investigations of 44 persons have been completed and the cases have been taken to court. Also, we already have 31 verdicts against Russian war criminals…

The Russian Orthodox Church plays a direct role in supporting Russian war criminals. This was stated by British lawyer Jason McCue in an interview with Ukrinform. “Because it's a church doesn't mean it should be able to get away with murder. It needs to be held accountable,” the lawyer said. “The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) provided training facilities to groups like Wagner. Guilty. That is aiding and abetting war criminals and terrorists. That's punishable under law,” McCue emphasized. He also reminded that the Russian Orthodox Church is involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories. Regarding…

In today's Russia, particularly in the Republic of Tatarstan, Islamic public figures have become alike ordinary government officials backing Moscow's imperial agenda. This was reported to Ukrinform by the Deputy Prime Minister of the government of independent Tatarstan in exile Aida Abdrakhmanova, who commented on the statement of the Mufti of Tatarstan, Kamil Samigullin, that participants in the war in Ukraine will go to heaven as "martyrs." First of all, Abdrakhmanova recalled that since the bloody capture and subsequent occupation of the Kazan Khanate by the Moscow army of Ivan the Terrible, Islam has been an important factor in the…

Ukrinform sat down with an acclaimed British lawyer, Jason McCue, who has been engaged in “lawfare” against Russia, a system of measures aimed at exerting maximum pressure on Russian war actors in the legal field, achieving justice, accountability for violators of international law, and compensation for victims. The initiative he is promoting would target in UK courts the money of Russia’s private sector elements contributing to the Russian war effort – all in order to ensure damage compensations for Ukrainians. To his end, he offers turning Ukrainian court decisions into pragmatic enforceable judgments handed down in allied jurisdictions. THERE ARE…

Three SUVs and two minibuses were delivered to the military from Zhytomyr region. According to Ukrinform, the head of the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Bunechko, reported this on Facebook. “Our units have received Sang Yong, Peugeot, Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Fiat Ducato and Citroen Jumper minibuses. All of them have been fully serviced and are ready to help the soldiers defend our country and will soon be on combat duty in the units,” wrote Bunechko. Read also: Canada to deliver NASAMS to Ukraine early next year According to the head of the RMA, the vehicles were purchased thanks…

Russia has committed about 600 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine since the launch of its full-scale invasion of the country. The Ukrainian Ombudsman's Office announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and President of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Media Corporation Stephen Capus discussed the release of Ukrainian journalists illegally detained by Russia. During the full-scale invasion, Russia committed about 600 crimes against journalists and media in Ukraine, including illegal detentions and kidnappings of media representatives, according to the report. One of those illegally convicted in Russia is Vladyslav Yesypenko, a Ukrainian…