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“I am not afraid to fight in war. But I need to feel justice, to understand that what I’m doing is right. And I believe that this is all failing not only because the government has stolen everything, but because we, Russians, don’t feel that what we are doing is right.” Exclusive: Pavel Filatyev has fled his homeland after publishing a 141-page account detailing his experiences on the frontline, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/17/i-dont-see-justice-in-this-war-russian-soldier-exposes-rot-at-core-of-ukraine-invasion Pavel Filatyev knew the consequences of what he was saying. The ex-paratrooper understood he was risking prison, that he would be called a traitor and would be shunned by his…

Ukraine has the right to use weapons received from Germany and Sweden to return Crimea. "We support Ukraine with the weapons we supply. These weapons are so that Ukraine can use them to protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty," said the Chancellor of Germany, answering the question of whether the armed forces could use Western weapons to return the peninsula occupied by the Russian Federation. Andersson, in turn, called the decision to provide weapons to Kyiv historic. "It is about Ukraine being able to protect and safeguard its territorial integrity," the Swedish Prime Minister stressed. She also added that "Russia…

Russia’s nuclear brinkmanship in Ukraine is once again raising alarms — this time over the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe. The Ukrainian government has said that Russian shelling on Saturday had damaged radiation sensors at the plant. On Monday, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said that attacks on the plant were “suicidal.” Russia’s invading armies seized the Zaporizhzhia plant in Marchin a dangerous firefight that damaged one reactor building, seen worldwide on security cameras. The plant — and the defunct Chernobyl nuclear waste site — continued to operate with Ukrainian workers overseen under duress by…

By Mark Temnycky As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the six-month mark, pressure is mounting on the Biden administration to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The move enjoys bipartisan backing in Congress and is seen by supporters as a proportionate response to mounting evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. However, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed his reluctance to confirm the designation, while Moscow has warned that any such step would represent a diplomatic “point of no return” in relations between Russia and the United States. Earlier this year, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and…

By Paul KirbyBBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62560041 A week after an apparent Ukrainian attack on a Russian military base in occupied Crimea, an arms store at another military facility has been hit by a series of explosions. https://youtu.be/mICC9RJCWsU?t=2 Blaming "sabotage", Russian officials said a fire triggered the blasts in the Dzhankoi area, another fire hit a power station and a railway was damaged. Ukraine has not admitted that attack. However, presidential office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak has described the latest incident as "demilitarisation in action", indicating that the explosions were not accidental. Crimea was seized from Ukraine and then annexed by Russia in…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the deputy head of the independent group of world leaders The Elders, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and a member of this group, ex-President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. The Head of State thanked Ban Ki-moon and Juan Manuel Santos Calderón for their visit and attention to Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that the topic of the war in our country should remain in the world information space, as it indicates the support for Ukraine. "Now we really need support from the united world. We need…

A representative of Afghanistan participates in the St. Petersburg "International Economic Forum" (Photo: REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov), June 17, 2022 Given all the hostility in US-Russia relations over Ukraine, Moscow designs strong alliance with Taliban Although Russia designates the Taliban as a terrorist group, the Taliban have representation in Russia and a delegation attended the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia’s Foreign Ministry accredited Jamal Nasir Gharwal, a Taliban official, to serve as charge d'affaires in the Afghan embassy in Moscow before he took over the diplomatic mission on 9 April, making Russia the power to form diplomatic relations…

Periodic shelling of the ZNPP by Russian troops with MLRS, starting last week, caused a serious risk to the safe operation of the plant. "As a result of the attack on the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the emergency protection of one of the power units was activated - and one of the three working power units is now disconnected. During the shelling, the nitrogen-oxygen station, the combined auxiliary building, and the domestic sewage pumping station were seriously damaged. The open switchgear 750 kV (IDD-750)," the message says. The Russian occupiers also fired at the fire station located outside the territory of the…

The military armies of the Russian Federation captured the Enerhodar branch of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. "Today it became known that the Russian military seized the Energy Department of the Vasyliv State Department of the Zaporizhzhia University of Applied Sciences (laboratory center), which has 33 employees," Orlov wrote. It is reported that the workers refused to cooperate with the rioters. "The occupiers continue to seize facilities and enterprises in Enerhodar, establish their own rules and put pressure on workers," the mayor added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using "nuclear blackmail" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant - Europe's largest. Russia seized the plant in March and has been accused of turning it into a base from where it hits nearby towns. Both countries have traded blame for shelling it in recent days, prompting UN warnings of a nuclear disaster. Mr Zelensky says any Russian soldier who shoots at or under the cover of the plant will be a "special target". The six-nuclear reactor Zaporizhzhia station is located in the city of Enerhodar, on the eastern bank of the Dnieper…