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‘I am Russian and I condemn Putin’s aggression against Ukraine’
17
Apr
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‘I am Russian and I condemn Putin’s aggression against Ukraine’

Ukrainians and Russians stand together in Cambridge to denounce the invasion This time last week, Arsenii Nikolaiev was studying hard. Now the third-year maths student at Trinity College, Cambridge, finds it near-impossible to concentrate. “Compared to people who are hearing bombardments every day, things are awesome. I can sit at a cafe, order anything, eat, fall asleep, and not be afraid that some explosion will happen above me,” he said. “But I feel pretty mentally bad. I can’t go about my normal life. It’s really hard to focus. I haven’t done a single thing for the past few days.” Half…
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“There are no words for the horror I’ve seen in Bucha,” European Commission chief says
09
Apr
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“There are no words for the horror I’ve seen in Bucha,” European Commission chief says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described what she saw during her visit to the Ukrainian town of Bucha as "horror" and reiterated her "admiration" for the Ukrainians who are fighting the Russian invasion. “There are no words for the horror I've seen in Bucha, the ugly face of Putin's army terrorizing people," von der Leyen said during a global 'Stand Up For Ukraine' event in Poland's capital of Warsaw on Saturday. “I have so much admiration for our brave Ukrainian friends fighting against this. They are fighting our war." “It's our fight that they are in, because it's not only Ukraine…
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Kyiv is now the capital of global democracy, the capital of the struggle for freedom for all in Europe – address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
06
Apr
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Kyiv is now the capital of global democracy, the capital of the struggle for freedom for all in Europe – address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainians! Today I will not take away much of your attention. The day was very informative. I will only briefly walk through the main points of my work this Tuesday, the 41st day of the invasion of the Russian Federation. I continued my active diplomatic work. Addressed the UN Security Council, which convened for a special meeting on Russia's war crimes in Bucha and in the occupied territories of Ukraine in general. I said what should have been said in this format a long time ago. The UN Security Council exists, and security in the world doesn’t. For anyone. This…
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Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims.
05
Apr
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Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims.

An analysis of satellite images by The New York Times rebuts claims by Russia that the killing of civilians in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, occurred after its soldiers had left the town. Satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies show Yablonska Street in Bucha, Ukraine, strewn with bodies on March 19, 2022.Credit:Maxar Technologies via The New York Times When images emerged over the weekend of the bodies of dead civilians lying on the streets of Bucha — some with their hands bound, some with gunshot wounds to the head — Russia’s Ministry of Defense denied responsibility. In a Telegram post…
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Here’s what a CNN team on the scene of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha saw 
04
Apr
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Here’s what a CNN team on the scene of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha saw 

A mass grave has been discovered in the town of Bucha, in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, a CNN team found.  Bodies were first buried in the grave, on the grounds of the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints, in the first days of the war, residents told CNN. CNN saw at least a dozen bodies in body bags pilled inside the grave. Some were already partially covered.  According to residents, more bodies are already buried on site. They said they belong mostly to civilians killed in the fighting around Bucha. Residents told CNN that around…
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Special police forces are currently clearing the city of saboteurs and accomplices of Russian troops.
03
Apr
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Special police forces are currently clearing the city of saboteurs and accomplices of Russian troops.

After the liberation of the oblast from the occupants, civilians shot by Russians are found in Kyiv oblast. 280 people have already been buried in mass graves in Bucha, the mayor said. According to him, after the liberation, the city was severely destroyed, and its streets are littered with the bodies of dead people. Special police forces are currently clearing the city of saboteurs and accomplices of Russian troops.
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30
Mar
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The woman whose case could be the first heard in a war crimes investigation tells Catherine Philp in Kyiv what happened

A destroyed Russian tank near the front line in Brovary, on the outskirts of KyivRODRIGO ABD/AP Natalya speaks in a hushed voice, fearful that Oleksii, her young son, will wake and learn the terrible truth. Of why they had to flee the little house by the pine forest that his father built for them. Of what the men with guns did to her while the boy sat sobbing in the darkened boiler room. Of who the man was lying lifeless in their front yard as they left home for the last time. “He doesn’t understand much,” she explains down the…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for March 29th 2022 (at 18:00)
29
Mar
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for March 29th 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of Russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is dominated by the narratives about the russo-Ukrainian negotiations in Turkey and the Ukrainian war crimes. The statements made by the negotiators provoked a slight panic among the russian populace, who, thanks to state propaganda, were expecting a total russian victory. The official statements concerning the war are creating a…
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for March 26th 2022 (at 18:00)
26
Mar
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Information Warfare: russian fakes for March 26th 2022 (at 18:00)

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering Russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, media, social networks and by word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of Russian fakes. Today, russian information space is dominated by the measures the government takes to ease the blow dealt to the economy by sanctions. Less attention is given to the military successes, the official statements from the government and the military concerning the war have become more neutral. There is a tendency to retroactively change the goals…
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What is happening in Mariupol, the Ukrainian city under Russian siege?
21
Mar
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What is happening in Mariupol, the Ukrainian city under Russian siege?

Moscow issued an ultimatum March 20: Ukrainian forces had to leave the besieged city of Mariupol or face further assaults and a “military tribunal.” Ukraine flatly rejected the order to surrender the city, which has been battered by a Russian blockade and bombardments for nearly three weeks. Here’s what to know about Mariupol and the humanitarian catastrophe happening there. Russian troops ‘everywhere’ in Mariupol as art school sheltering 400 is bombed Where is Mariupol? Mariupol is a Ukrainian port city on the Sea of Azov in the south of the Donetsk region. It was founded in the late 18th century…
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