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The forcible transfer of Ukrainians from temporarily occupied territories by Russian invaders is genocide. This is stated in the international legal report "An Independent Legal Analysis of the Russian Federation's Breaches of the Genocide Convention in Ukraine and the Duty to Prevent". Russia announced that over 1 million people, including more than 180,000 children, had been relocated from Ukraine to Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, the document says. Refugees and officials s have reported being transferred by force or the threat of force. According to Ukrainian officials, changes are being made to Russian legislation to expedite the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) office in the Kharkiv region. Zelensky said this in a nightly video address, Ukrinform reports. "I came and figured out the situation. I fired the head of the SBU office in the region. Because he was not working to defend the city from the first days of the full-scale war, but only thinking about himself. Law enforcement officers will find out what his motives were," Zelensky said. He noted that a third of the Kharkiv region is still under occupation, but added that Ukraine will…

The Ukrainian Air Force shot down two enemy targets in the sky over the Sumy region on the night of May 29. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Our fighter jets hit two targets over the Romny district," Zhyvytskyi said. He added that enemy UAVs had probably been shot down. Ukrinform reported earlier that Ukraine's Armed Forces have already eliminated about 30,150 Russian soldiers from February 24 to May 29.

Russian forces have withdrawn some of their units from the settlement of Lyman, Donetsk region. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its latest war update published on Facebook. As of 18:00 on May 29, the enemy did not stop offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone in order to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and block Ukraine's maritime communications in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. The aggressor continued shelling the border areas of the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, in particular, the settlements of Senkivka, Hirsk,…

Russian troops have again opened fire on settlements in Chernihiv Region and Sumy Region. The relevant statement was made by the North Operational Command on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “This afternoon the enemy has opened fire on border settlements in Chernihiv Region and Sumy Region from the territory of Russia,” the report states. At about 12:43 p.m., seven projectiles hit near Semenivka, Chernihiv Region. The personnel and equipment remained unharmed. At about 01:00-01:12 p.m., witnesses spotted five projectiles (reportedly, fired with mortar systems) near the village of Bachivska, Sumy Region. The personnel and equipment also remained unharmed. A reminder…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited the frontline positions in Kharkiv Region and presented state awards to Ukrainian servicemen. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Kharkiv Region. The frontline positions of our military. I am endlessly proud of our defenders. Every day, risking their lives, they fight for Ukraine’s freedom,” Zelensky wrote. The President of Ukraine expressed gratitude to each defender for their service. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, the head of the state checked the operational situation in the area of responsibility of relevant units.…

Russian invaders are preparing new provocations in the Black Sea and are likely to use Ukraine’s Gurza-M boat captured by them at Berdiansk Port for this purpose. The relevant statement was made by the Association of the Reintegration of Crimea on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The aggressor transferred the Gurza-M artillery boat of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, which was captured at Berdiansk Port, to the Black Sea. In May, this boat was spotted in the bays of Sevastopol and near Snake Island,” the report states. Reportedly, Russian occupiers are making attempts to use the Gurza-M radio equipment to spread…

More than three months have passed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggression in Ukraine. Ukraine is fighting on all fronts - military, diplomatic, economic, humanitarian. And what the ruthless enemy is doing on our land - very often cruelty and insidiousness know no bounds - is difficult to describe in ordinary words. But in this case there are clear, unambiguous legal definitions. This report, entitled "An Independent Legal Analysis of the Russian Federations Breaches of the Genocide Convention in Ukraine and the Duty to Prevent," a summary of which Ukrinform offers to you, was compiled by two well-known institutions…

Russian invaders wounded 32 people in the Mykolaiv region on May 28. Hanna Zamazieieva, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Council, said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Fortunately, there are no children among victims. All victims were delivered to our medical institutions and are receiving the necessary help," Zamazieieva said. In general, according to her, 258 citizens who were affected by Russian attacks on the Mykolaiv regions stayed in the hospitals as of this morning. Some 58 people were provided with outpatient care. On May 28 and 29, the enemy fired on residential areas of Mykolaiv, with casualties recorded among the…

Russian invaders are piling the bodies of the fallen Mariupol residents, which were exhumed or washed out from the ground, at a local supermarket. The relevant statement was made by Advisor to Mariupol Mayor Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the premises of Shchyryi Kum supermarket on Svobody Avenue, Russians set up a corpse landfill. Literally. Russians are bringing here the bodies of the fallen, which were washed out from graveyards when they attempted to restore water supply and partially those that were exhumed. They are simply piling them like waste,” Andriushchenko wrote. In his words, there…