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Today, August 22, a group of ecologists visited the Chernihiv region, where they conducted an examination and photo and video recording of environmental crimes committed by the Russian occupation forces. Recorded facts and collected materials will be used as evidence in the preparation of a lawsuit to the international court Experts have documented the shelling of Chernihiv Vodokanal, one of the construction supermarkets where thousands of tons of polymer materials were burned, and forests near the city. Read more: Last day, occupiers shelled eight regions of Ukraine - RMA summary "Every day, the Russian occupation forces cause irreparable damage to…

Ukrainian diplomats, our partners, representatives of the UN and the IAEA are working out the specific details of the mission to be sent to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. With this mission, the restoration of full security at the ZNPP and in Enerhodar can begin. And I am grateful to everyone who joined this work and initiative. If Russian blackmail with radiation continues, this summer may go down in the history of various European countries as one of the most tragic of all time. Because not a single instruction at any nuclear power plant in the world envisages a procedure…

Since the start of the unprecedented invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been systematically violating all the principles of international law, all laws of war, and what is very indicative, all principles of humanity. While the Russian army keeps committing war crimes, the Russian neo-imperial machine organizes the genocide of Ukrainian people, aiming to absorb Ukrainian identity. Given the scale of Russian aggression in Ukraine, Russia has to be recognized as an aggressor and isolated politically from the whole civilized world. Russian war crimes, such as terror, torture and mass murder of civilian population, ill-treatment, and killings of Ukrainian prisoners of…

Article by Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine https://zn.ua/eng/why-should-the-war-between-ukraine-and-russia-end-in-crimea.html In a few days, on August 23, the online summit of the International Crimea Platform (ICP), a key diplomatic platform for the liberation of the peninsula, launched by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will take place. Compared to last year, when the solemn inauguration of the Platform took place during the Summit in Kyiv, the situation has changed drastically. All threats related to the occupation of Crimea have only intensified and become a reality. Last year, during the opening of the first Summit of the International Crimea…

According to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia NPP can begin to restore security at the plant. "With this mission, the restoration of full security at the ZNPP and Enerhodar can begin. And I am grateful to everyone who joined this work and initiative," he said. At the same time, the president warned that if Russian "radiation blackmail continues, this summer may go down in the history of various European countries as one of the most tragic of all time." We will remind you that the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Enerhodar has been occupied by…

The "officials" who have taken it upon themselves to represent the occupying "power" in Mariupol do not live in the city themselves, they are brought there every time by helicopters from the Rostov region of Russia. "The military-political Russian scum of the Donetsk region does not live in Mariupol during the visits. It is brought separately by helicopters in the morning... from the Rostov region. Today in the morning in the village of Sedove, another visitor is in a hurry to tell the people of Mariupol how "life has improved", - wrote the mayor's advisor .

The number of statements of support and written appeals to the UN International Court of Justice in the "Ukraine v. Russia" genocide case is unprecedented. This was emphasized by the director of the Department of International Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Oksana Zolotaryova, in a comment to Ukrinform Read more: In Kharkiv, rescuers discovered three more bodies during demolition of rubble on territory of dormitory She reminded that the first statement of more than 40 countries and the EU to publicly support the "Ukraine vs. Russia" genocide case was at the end of May. And on July…

The event "serves as a conclave for merchants of sophisticated weapons to transnational terrorist organizations that operate in Latin America with the support of the Venezuelan regime" (Tribune News Service) — Snipers from Russia and other countries hostile to the United States are competing in war games being held this week in Venezuela in events described as Olympic games for soldiers that were organized not only to show that Moscow still has friends but also that some of them are in Latin America. The international war games have been held yearly since 2015, following Russia's annexation of Crimea, and Venezuela…

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence during World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence during World War II which helped liberate southern France, in Bormes-les-Mimosas, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (Eric Gaillard, Pool via AP) PARIS — Hours after talking with Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday accused the Russian leader of launching a "brutal attack" on Ukraine in an imperialist, revanchist violation of…

“This isn't the end,” the officials said. “We will continue to consult with the Ukrainians to make sure that we are providing them what they need when they need it. The latest weapons package includes MRAPs with special landmine-clearing devices–and brings the total to $10.7 billion. Sensing Russia’s momentum has completely stalled, the United States is rushing into Ukraine another $775 million in advanced missiles, armored vehicles, and artillery to help Kyiv’s counteroffensive to retake territory, according to a senior defense official. There’s “a complete and total lack of progress” by the Russians now, said the official, who briefed Pentagon…