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In the de-occupied territories of Kharkiv region, Ukrainian law enforcement officers have found 10 torture chambers, including six in the city of Izium. National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko said this during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "In the de-occupied territories of Kharkiv region, ten torture chambers have been discovered so far.  Six of them were in the city of Izium, in the places of deployment of the Russian armed forces, where there were service members of the Russian Guard, employees of the FSB, representatives of the Russian police – ‘SOBR’ and other units. Two torture chambers - in…

A total of 384 children have been killed and over 753 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of September 16, 2022, over 1,137 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile inspectors, a total of 384 children were killed and over 753 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently,…

Ukraine should be provided with all the weapons it needs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. According to Ukrinform, she said this in an interview with Germany's Bild news outlet. "If they say they need battle tanks, then we should take it seriously and deliver them. Ukraine knows exactly what it needs to protect life and defend itself. […] I am in favor of the European states delivering what Ukraine actually needs. After all, the Ukrainians are proving that they can defend themselves if they have the right military means," von der Leyen said. She recalled that…

President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasizes that the residents of all temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea, should know that Ukraine will definitely return there, and with it, a full-fledged life will return.  The Head of State said this while talking to journalists in de-occupied Izyum during a working trip to Kharkiv region, the President’s press service informs. "We should send signals to our people who, unfortunately, are still under occupation. And my signal to the people in Crimea: we know that these are our people, and it is a terrible tragedy that they have been under occupation for more than…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made a visit to the recently liberated town of Izium in Kharkiv region. This was reported to Ukrinform by the president’s Press Secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov. According to the spokesman, while in Izium, Zelensky "took part in the Ukrainian national flag raising ceremony and congratulated liberators." At the same time, the Sicheslav 25th Separate Airborne Brigade wrote on Facebook that the president was joined in the celebrations on the occasion of flying the Ukrainian flag in Izium by Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar, Army and other forces’ commanders whose units took part in liberating the town…

In Russian-occupied Kherson, local police officers appointed by Russian invasion forces are massively filing resignation papers. That’s according to an informed source in law enforcement, who spoke with Ukrinform. The agency’s interlocutor says, against the backdrop of the Ukrainian Army’s recent battlefield successes in the region, the number of police officers, who are ready to quit service after flipping to the Russian side just months ago, has increased significantly. The turncoats cite their superiors’ inability to ensure proper working conditions” as a formal reason behind their intention to step down. Read also: Ukrainian forces down Russian Su-24 aircraft in Kherson…

A total of 383 children have been killed and over 749 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of September 13, 2022, over 1,132 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile inspectors, a total of 383 children were killed and over 749 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently,…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are likely to have destroyed an Iranian-manufactured unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) near Kupiansk. The relevant statement was made by the Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “With a high degree of probability, we can say the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed an Iranian UCAV near Kupiansk for the first time. Having studied the appearance of the drone’s wing elements, one can confidently state it is the first time the Ukrainian Army destroyed an Iranian UCAV. We are talking about the Shahed-136 long-range suicide…

The enemy struck Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with Uragan MLRS. "According to the information of the State Emergency Service, the Russians shelled Nikopol with cluster munitions of Uragan MLRS," Yevhen Yevtushenko, Head of the Nikopol District Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Yevtushenko called on the residents not to approach the elements of ammunition and immediately call the police and emergency services when seeing them. As reported, a man, who had adjusted the fire of Russian invaders on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Zaporizhzhia region. ol

Ukrainian law enforcement officers have already registered 48,534 crimes related to Russia’s full-scale invasion. As the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram, 33,135 crimes of aggression and war crimes have been registered. Of these, 31,900 crimes relate to violations of the laws and customs of war, 73 – planning, preparing or initiating and waging the war of aggression, 30 – propaganda of war, 1,132 – other crimes. Moreover, Ukrainian law enforcement officers registered 15,399 crimes against national security. Among them, 10,703 crimes relate to encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, 1,675 – high treason, 2,257 – collaborative…