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It is important for the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite the full-scale invasion, to work on the crimes committed by Russians since 2014. Olga Skrypnyk, the Chair of the Board of the Crimean Human Rights Group, announced this during a press conference at Ukrinform. "It is crucial that the International Criminal Court, despite the full-scale invasion, investigates the crimes committed by Russia since 2014. Crimea should also be a part of these investigations. Russia's crimes have already been legally assessed: they are war crimes, crimes against humanity, and a deliberate policy against the Crimean Tatar people," stated Skrypnyk. Read also:…

Russian troops have attacked the Kharkiv region’s village of Tsyrkuny. A civilian is likely to have been trapped under the rubble of a detached house. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to the preliminary data, an enemy projectile struck the Kharkiv region’s village of Tsyrkuny. A detached residential house was hit. A civilian may be remaining trapped under the rubble,” Syniehubov wrote. Emergency services are working at the scene. The details are yet to be updated. A reminder that, on the night of May 18, 2023,…

A group of 14 members of the U.S. Congress, comprising Democrats and Republicans, has sent a letter to President Joe Biden's administration urging the immediate unblocking of the supply of F-16 fighters to Ukraine.  The New York Times reported this, according to Ukrinform. "As we saw with the initial hesitancy by our allies to provide tanks to Ukraine, U.S. leadership is crucial for providing Kyiv with additional resources and new capabilities," the quoted letter, initiated by Democratic Congressman Jared Golden, states according to the journalists. Read also: Three dozen Abrams tanks already delivered to Germany for training - Pentagon The…

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Defense have said they will not object to the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by third countries. That's according to Politico, which cites a Pentagon spokesperson, Ukrinform reports. According to the news outlet, while the White House has repeatedly dismissed the possibility of sending the U.S. Air Force's F-16s, it has never ruled out approving a third-party transfer from another country. Read also: No progress yet in talks on F-16 jets for Ukraine – Dutch foreign minister When asked to comment on the possibility of other countries sending F-16s to Ukraine, a…

As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 482 children have been killed and 978 more injured in Ukraine. “As of the morning of May 18, 2023, more than 1,460 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 482 children were killed and more than 978 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the…

A powerful explosion has rocked the occupied city of Yenakiieve in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the Mariupol mayor, reported this on Telegram and published a photo showing black plumes of smoke over the city, according to Ukrinform. Residents of Yenakiieve also reported on social media that explosions had been heard in the city. Earlier reports said that explosions rang out in occupied Luhansk on the evening of May 13. Local Telegram channels reported that the explosion had allegedly rocked a military enlistment office where Russia's military was stationed. Photo: Telegram channel Andriushchenko Time 

There are no legal obstacles to the creation of a Special Tribunal regarding Russia's aggression against Ukraine, only political will is needed. President Egils Levits of Latvia made this statement during his speech at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik, as reported by a correspondent from Ukrinform. "Today, Russia is adding a bloody chapter to European history. Aggressive warfare is the greatest international crime. Unfortunately, the International Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction in this case. And this is an intolerable gap in international law," he said. The Latvian President further added that immediately after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by…

Russian forces shelled a house in Kherson, destroying two entrances. The residents had been evacuated earlier, so there were no casualties. This information was reported by the Kherson Regional, according to Ukrinform.  "The Russians destroyed two entrances of a residential building in Kherson," the statement reads. As stated, the shelling occurred at 1 a.m. Presumably, the house was hit by a missile strike. Apartments on the 1st to 5th floors of the nine-story building were destroyed. A fire broke out as a result of the impact. The fire was extinguished. Read also: Seven injured as Russians fire 406 shells at…

It is impossible to destroy the Patriot air defense system with a single Kinzhal missile. The spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat said this on the air of the nationwide telethon "United News", Ukrinform reports. "Do not worry about the fate of Patriot. From a technical point of view, Patriot is a complex, a battery, a division, a system - everyone calls it differently, but they cannot understand what air defense consists of. Let's take a division, which is a command center where combat personnel sit, track air targets, and receive information about…

The Russian army struck a hospital in Beryslav, Kherson region. Patients and medical staff were not injured. "The Russian army struck a hospital in Beryslav. They hit an intensive care unit and central units," Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to him, about 60 windows and walls were damaged in the healthcare facility. Patients and hospital staff were not injured. Read also: Russia destroys 177 medical institutions in Ukraine As reported, Russian troops shelled Kherson region 79 times over the past day, injuring seven civilians, including three children.