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Ukraine — Satellite images released Thursday showed what appeared to be mass graves near Mariupol, and local officials accused Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the slaughter taking place in the siege of the port city.The images emerged hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the battle for the Mariupol, despite the presence of an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters who were still holed up at a giant steel mill. Putin ordered his troops not to storm the stronghold but to seal it off “so that not even a fly comes…

Even tiny territorial gains will allow Russia to declare success, regroup, and wait to reopen hostilities at a time of its choosing As Russia builds up its offensive operations in the east of Ukraine, many in the west have suggested that Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to deliver success in Mariupol in time for Russia’s Victory Day, on 9 May. That’s an assessment based largely on circumstantial evidence and the cult status of Victory Day itself – but it’s not one that’s supported by what Russia is telling its own population, where domestic propaganda channels are no longer making…

20-year-old Azerbaijani Hussein Abdullayev, a third-year student at Mariupol State University. On March 17, during the evacuation, he was taken prisoner by the Russian military. He was released on April 12 due to negotiations. "-How many days have you been in captivity?" - In total, I spent 25 days there. They put me down and tied my hands. They began to ask questions, at first exerting moral pressure, trying to force me to admit that I was a soldier of the Azov Regiment. I insisted that I was a student. They began to threaten me that if I did not…

Residents of Bucha are burying their relatives killed by the Russian occupiers. AP photographer Emilio Morenatti recorded the farewell of his 10-year-old son to his mother in Bucha, Censor.NET reports. "Vova, 10 years old, at the funeral of his mother, Marina. April 20, 2022, Bucha," - said in a description of the photo. Read more: Zelensky on military aid to Ukraine: Relations with West have warmed, but there have been no aircraft deliveries yet. We are waiting for heavy equipment

The US and four of its closest allies have warned that “evolving intelligence” shows that Russia is contemplating cyber-attacks on countries backing Ukraine, as the Kremlin’s frustration grows at its failure to make military gains. Vladimir Putin used the launch on Wednesday of a powerful new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying ten or more warheads, to make nuclear threats against western countries. The Sarmat has long been in development and test flights were initially due to start in 2017. The Pentagon confirmed that the US had been given notice of the test and was not alarmed. Western…

The events in Kharkiv, Mariupol, Bucha were considered the clear signs of terror What happened? The US State Department spokesman Ned Price stated that russia had not only invaded Ukraine. It is conducting a terror campaign within the territory of the country. Source. This was reported by the “Voice of America”. Comment. “Russia is conducting a terror campaign, a campaign of cruelty, a campaign of vile aggression against the people of Ukraine. And so when it comes to what we saw after the strikes on Lviv, or the strikes on the outskirts of Kyiv, or on Mariupol, Kharkiv or Bucha,…

Russian continues claiming Mariupol close to falling under Russian control after a fierce battle for the key port city. The Russian defence ministry says it has cleared urban areas of Ukraine forces, and issued a 3am GMT “surrender or die” ultimatum to remaining defenders it says are trapped in a steelworks. If it falls, it would be Russia’s first seizure of a major city.Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has conceded the situation in Mariupol remains “extremely severe” but has not acknowledged it could fall. He warned peace talks would be scrapped if Russia killed the city’s remaining defenders. “The elimination of…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on human rights at the State Department on April 12, 2022, in Washington, DC. (CNN)Secretary of State Antony Blinken told European allies that the United States believes the Russian war in Ukraine could last through the end of 2022, two European officials told CNN, as US and European officials have increasingly assessed that there is no short-term end in sight to the conflict.Many of the officials who spoke with CNN stressed that it is hard to predict exactly how long the war could go on, but several officials said that there are no…

Either the West will now help Ukraine stop Putin, or he will continue to expand his Russian empire, killing thousands of women and children. Ukraine needs a specific list of weapons. The video address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky was published on the official pages of the head of state on social networks He reminded that experts had predicted that in the event of an attack by Russia, Ukraine would not last more than a week. We were able to repel the enemy, but this is only the first round of the war. "Putin and his army are changing their…