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Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #11
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Finland to close 4 border crossing points after accusing Russia of organizing flow of migrants
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland will close four crossing points on its long border with Russia to stop the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants that it accuses Moscow of
''HELSINKI (AP) — Finland will close four crossing points on its long border with Russia to stop the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants that it accuses Moscow of ushering to the border in recent months, the government said Thursday.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said the southeastern crossing points -- Imatra, Niirala, Nuijamaa and Vaalimaa -- will be closed at midnight Friday on the Finland-Russia land border that serves as the European Union’s external border.
It runs a total of 1,340 kilometers (832 miles), mostly in thick forests in the south, all the way to the rugged landscape in the Arctic north. There are currently nine crossing points with one dedicated to rail travel only.''
''He referred to dozens of migrants, mostly from the Middle East and Africa, who have arrived in recent days at the Nordic nation without proper documentation and have sought asylum after allegedly being helped by Russian authorities to travel to the heavily controlled border zone.''
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Russia announced it is building a new naval base on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, which is internationally recognized as Georgian territory. Journalist @DVKirichenko believes the Kremlin’s war may soon expand to a second front in Georgia.
Ukrainian forces have destroyed 15 Russian warships in the Black Sea, with an additional 12 suffering damage since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine's Navy spox Dmytro Pletenchuk said on 17 November.
"Finland has chosen the path of confrontation with Russia. From the Kremlin’s point of view, this is a big mistake," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Finland plans to close four of its nine crossings along its eastern border from Nov. 17–Feb. 18 to stop the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants it says Moscow is organizing, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters on Nov. 16.
Ukrainian forces have destroyed 15 Russian warships in the Black Sea, with an additional 12 suffering damage since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine's Navy spox Dmytro Pletenchuk said on 17 November.
"Finland has chosen the path of confrontation with Russia. From the Kremlin’s point of view, this is a big mistake," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
Finland plans to close four of its nine crossings along its eastern border from Nov. 17–Feb. 18 to stop the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants it says Moscow is organizing, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters on Nov. 16.
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Ukraine’s military said Friday its troops had secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region — a small but potentially significant strategic advance in the midst of a war largely at a standstill.
... Earlier this week, Andriy Yermak, the head of the president’s office, confirmed for the first time that Ukraine had established a foothold on the eastern side of the river.
The wide river is a natural dividing line along the southern battlefront, and Moscow’s forces have used it since leaving the area around the city of Kherson in November 2022 to prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing farther toward Russian-annexed Crimea.
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The gains that could open up a path to Crimea are considered small in the overall ground war, which intelligence officials said was essentially stalled despite a Ukrainian counteroffensive that earlier in the year had been expected to alter the momentum.
“Neither side is currently capable of mounting decisive offensive operations on the land in the foreseeable future,” one official said.
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Ukrainian marines claim multiple bridgeheads across a key Russian strategic barrier
Ukraine’s military said Friday its troops had secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region — a small but potentially significant strategic advance in the midst of a war largely at a standstill.
... Earlier this week, Andriy Yermak, the head of the president’s office, confirmed for the first time that Ukraine had established a foothold on the eastern side of the river.
The wide river is a natural dividing line along the southern battlefront, and Moscow’s forces have used it since leaving the area around the city of Kherson in November 2022 to prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing farther toward Russian-annexed Crimea.
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The gains that could open up a path to Crimea are considered small in the overall ground war, which intelligence officials said was essentially stalled despite a Ukrainian counteroffensive that earlier in the year had been expected to alter the momentum.
“Neither side is currently capable of mounting decisive offensive operations on the land in the foreseeable future,” one official said.
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 18, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Military: Russia prepares another Avdiivka offensive.Russian forces intensified ground attacks against Avdiivka and surrounding settlements in early October in an attempt to encircle the strategic town.
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Military: Russia prepares another Avdiivka offensive.Russian forces intensified ground attacks against Avdiivka and surrounding settlements in early October in an attempt to encircle the strategic town.
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Border guards: 2,800 trucks blocked due to strikes on Polish-Ukrainian border.Polish truckers on strike have blocked about 2,800 trucks from passing through the Polish-Ukrainian border, border guard spokesperson Andriy Demchenko said on Nov. 18.
Media: Kazakhstan blocks Russian TV portal.Kazakh authorities have blocked Russia's Sputnik24 service, which broadcasts Russian state-controlled television channels in Kazakhstan, Kazakh media outlet Arbat Media reported on Nov. 18.
Clashes with migrants traveling from Russia have started at Finnish checkpoints, DW reports.
Media: Kazakhstan blocks Russian TV portal.Kazakh authorities have blocked Russia's Sputnik24 service, which broadcasts Russian state-controlled television channels in Kazakhstan, Kazakh media outlet Arbat Media reported on Nov. 18.
Clashes with migrants traveling from Russia have started at Finnish checkpoints, DW reports.
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This war is so damn awful,I'm a second generation Canadian both sets of my grandparents are from Ukraine. My friend's son inlisted in the Ukraine army Nov 11 their platoon was ambushed and bodies can't be recovered yet due to extreme fighting.i really wish Russia would stop but it won't. There's just to much death .
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Council’s commissioner for human rights says some people prosecuted in the Hague for war crimes ‘return to their communities as heroes’
The failure of the countries of the former Yugoslavia to address their violent past has had devastating consequences for human rights and could ultimately lead to a return to conflict in the region, according to a new Council of Europe report.
The report, published on Thursday by the council’s commissioner for human rights, Dunja Mijatović, said the region has been backsliding for many years on seeking justice and accountability for the brutal wars of the 1990s in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, which killed more than 130,000 people.
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The mainly Serb areas of northern Kosovo have proven a flashpoint recently. On 24 September, there was a shootout near an Orthodox monastery in the village of Banjska between a heavily armed paramilitary group of Serbs and the Kosovan police. Three Serb gunmen and a policeman from the ethnic Albanian majority were killed in a clash that the government in Pristina blamed on the Serbian leadership in Belgrade.
In Bosnia, the Serb-run half of the country, Republika Srpska, which was carved out largely by ethnic cleansing in the 1992-95 war there, is led by a militant separatist, Milorad Dodik who describes the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica as a “a fabricated myth”.
Dodik and the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, both have close ties with Moscow. In her report, Mijatović, who will leave her post in March, said: (BBM)
“Russian support for Serb rightwing activists and organisations is multifaceted and spans from support for online activities to military training.”
Last week, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, warned that Vladimir Putin planned to stir up renewed conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
“Pay attention to the Balkans. Believe me, we get the information. Russia has a long plan: Middle East, the second distraction will be the Balkans,” Zelenskiy said. “If the countries of the world do nothing now, there will be such an explosion again.”
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Former Yugoslavia countries must face past horrors or risk return to conflict, Council of Europe official says
Council’s commissioner for human rights says some people prosecuted in the Hague for war crimes ‘return to their communities as heroes’
The failure of the countries of the former Yugoslavia to address their violent past has had devastating consequences for human rights and could ultimately lead to a return to conflict in the region, according to a new Council of Europe report.
The report, published on Thursday by the council’s commissioner for human rights, Dunja Mijatović, said the region has been backsliding for many years on seeking justice and accountability for the brutal wars of the 1990s in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, which killed more than 130,000 people.
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The mainly Serb areas of northern Kosovo have proven a flashpoint recently. On 24 September, there was a shootout near an Orthodox monastery in the village of Banjska between a heavily armed paramilitary group of Serbs and the Kosovan police. Three Serb gunmen and a policeman from the ethnic Albanian majority were killed in a clash that the government in Pristina blamed on the Serbian leadership in Belgrade.
In Bosnia, the Serb-run half of the country, Republika Srpska, which was carved out largely by ethnic cleansing in the 1992-95 war there, is led by a militant separatist, Milorad Dodik who describes the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica as a “a fabricated myth”.
Dodik and the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, both have close ties with Moscow. In her report, Mijatović, who will leave her post in March, said: (BBM)
“Russian support for Serb rightwing activists and organisations is multifaceted and spans from support for online activities to military training.”
Last week, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, warned that Vladimir Putin planned to stir up renewed conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
“Pay attention to the Balkans. Believe me, we get the information. Russia has a long plan: Middle East, the second distraction will be the Balkans,” Zelenskiy said. “If the countries of the world do nothing now, there will be such an explosion again.”
Former Yugoslavia countries must face past horrors or risk return to conflict, Council of Europe official says
Council’s commissioner for human rights says some people prosecuted in the Hague for war crimes ‘return to their communities as heroes’
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— Finland’s prime minister says the country will close its entire border with Russia.
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Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics. Between November 22 and 24, Russia unleashed what Ukraine said was the third major attempt to capture Avdiivka in two months, sending about 50 assaults supported by armour. On one day alone, Ukraine’s military said it had “eliminated” 1,100 Russian soldiers and 30 tanks.L
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Ukraine’s air defenses down all 21 Russian drones and two guided missiles overnight. Russia targeted 7 Ukrainian oblasts. The main target area of the drones attack was Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the missiles were aimed at southern Ukraine
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Ukrainska Pravda: SBU behind explosion on Russia’s strategic railway leading to China. According to a source within the security structures speaking to Ukrainska Pravda media outlet, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) was behind a successful operation that led to an explosion on the Baikal-Amur Mainline in Russia’s far eastern republic of Buryatia on the night of 30 November. This railway is reportedly the only significant rail link between Russia and China
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 2, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia hits medical facility in Kherson2nd floor is damaged from direct hit; ceiling, windows, doors destroyed.The frontline city is under bombardment daily as Russia takes revenge for having to retreat: https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/10/06/world-looks-away-as-russia-bombs-kherson-daily/…
Overnight blackout reported at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant.The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was forced to rely on diesel generators overnight during a blackout, Energoatom reported on Dec. 2.
Russia hits medical facility in Kherson2nd floor is damaged from direct hit; ceiling, windows, doors destroyed.The frontline city is under bombardment daily as Russia takes revenge for having to retreat: https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/10/06/world-looks-away-as-russia-bombs-kherson-daily/…
Overnight blackout reported at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant.The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was forced to rely on diesel generators overnight during a blackout, Energoatom reported on Dec. 2.
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Military intelligence: Resistance blow up Russian refueling station in Melitopol.Ukrainian resistance destroyed a gas station used by Russian occupation forces in Melitopol on Dec. 1, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on Dec. 2.
Military: More than 5,000 explosive devices removed over past week.Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military has removed more than 150,000 explosive devices across Ukraine, including territories liberated from Russian occupation.
Gruesome video allegedly shows Ukrainian soldiers executed by Russians after surrenderingUkraine’s ombudsman said he would formally appeal to both the U.N. and Red Cross regarding video that apparently shows a Russian war crime https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/03/gruesome-video-allegedly-shows-ukrainian-soldiers-executed-by-russians-after-surrendering/?swcfpc=1…
Military: More than 5,000 explosive devices removed over past week.Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military has removed more than 150,000 explosive devices across Ukraine, including territories liberated from Russian occupation.
Gruesome video allegedly shows Ukrainian soldiers executed by Russians after surrenderingUkraine’s ombudsman said he would formally appeal to both the U.N. and Red Cross regarding video that apparently shows a Russian war crime https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/12/03/gruesome-video-allegedly-shows-ukrainian-soldiers-executed-by-russians-after-surrendering/?swcfpc=1…
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Military confirms Russian troops executed 2 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast.
Russian forces hit over 100 settlements in Ukraine, injuring 3 over the past day. Russian forces injured three civilians, attacking over 100 settlements in 10 regions over the past day, regional officials and the Ukrainian military reported on Dec. 3.
Energy Ministry reports power outages in over 900 settlements due to weather, war.Over 500 settlements in a dozen Ukrainian regions experienced power outages due to bad weather, and over 400 more lost power due to Russian attacks and equipment disturbances, the Energy Ministry reported on Dec. 3.
Russian forces hit over 100 settlements in Ukraine, injuring 3 over the past day. Russian forces injured three civilians, attacking over 100 settlements in 10 regions over the past day, regional officials and the Ukrainian military reported on Dec. 3.
Energy Ministry reports power outages in over 900 settlements due to weather, war.Over 500 settlements in a dozen Ukrainian regions experienced power outages due to bad weather, and over 400 more lost power due to Russian attacks and equipment disturbances, the Energy Ministry reported on Dec. 3.
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Commander: Russian infantry activity rising in southeastern front line.
Russian forces have reduced the number of airstrikes against Ukraine but intensified infantry activity on the southeastern front line, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria Group, reported on Dec. 3.
Official: Russia has lost over 7,200 troops over past week. Over the past week, Ukrainian forces destroyed 534 units of Russian military equipment, as well as 7,210 Russian troops, First Deputy Defense Minister Oleksandr Pavliuk reported on Telegram on Dec. 3.
Russia's 2024 federal budget brought little in the way of surprises, the country is gearing up for a long war. Within this budget, the Kremlin's strategic outlook for the mining industry in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine was revealed.
Russian forces have reduced the number of airstrikes against Ukraine but intensified infantry activity on the southeastern front line, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria Group, reported on Dec. 3.
Official: Russia has lost over 7,200 troops over past week. Over the past week, Ukrainian forces destroyed 534 units of Russian military equipment, as well as 7,210 Russian troops, First Deputy Defense Minister Oleksandr Pavliuk reported on Telegram on Dec. 3.
Russia's 2024 federal budget brought little in the way of surprises, the country is gearing up for a long war. Within this budget, the Kremlin's strategic outlook for the mining industry in the Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine was revealed.
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@PommyMommy thank you so much for continuing to update us on the Ukrainian/Russia, conflict/war.
The conflict/war between Hamas (Gaza) and Israel sadly currently takes precedence in it's recent coverage in MSM.
IMO, both wars are hugely important battling for both freedom and democracy.
JMO
The conflict/war between Hamas (Gaza) and Israel sadly currently takes precedence in it's recent coverage in MSM.
IMO, both wars are hugely important battling for both freedom and democracy.
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Stoltenberg: More arms for Ukraine means quicker war end
As Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, maintaining NATO's backing of Ukraine is vital, no matter how the war unfolds.
Stoltenberg: More arms for Ukraine means quicker war end - Euromaidan Press
Counteroffensive success hinges on these factors, says Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy vows Ukraine “not backing down” despite acknowledging slow progress against Russia. Counteroffensive success hinges on these factors, says Zelenskyy - Euromaidan Press
General Staff: Ukraine repels 16 Russian attacks near Bakhmut and 14 near Avdiivka
In the last 24 hours, there were 56 battles between Ukrainian defenders and invading Russian forces along the frontline. General Staff: Ukraine repels 16 Russian attacks near Bakhmut and 14 near Avdiivka - Euromaidan Press
You're welcome, @Puzzles8. I am looking forward to the day when there is nothing to post about here but the healing and rebuilding of Ukraine.
As Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, maintaining NATO's backing of Ukraine is vital, no matter how the war unfolds.
Stoltenberg: More arms for Ukraine means quicker war end - Euromaidan Press
Counteroffensive success hinges on these factors, says Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy vows Ukraine “not backing down” despite acknowledging slow progress against Russia. Counteroffensive success hinges on these factors, says Zelenskyy - Euromaidan Press
General Staff: Ukraine repels 16 Russian attacks near Bakhmut and 14 near Avdiivka
In the last 24 hours, there were 56 battles between Ukrainian defenders and invading Russian forces along the frontline. General Staff: Ukraine repels 16 Russian attacks near Bakhmut and 14 near Avdiivka - Euromaidan Press
You're welcome, @Puzzles8. I am looking forward to the day when there is nothing to post about here but the healing and rebuilding of Ukraine.
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DEC 3, 2023
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The General Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday said that the alleged killing took place in the Pokrovsk district, which includes Avdiivka and surrounding areas.
“It’s clear from the video that the Ukrainian servicemen are taking the necessary steps that show they are surrendering,” Ukraine’s human rights chief, Dmytro Lubinets, said hours after the footage emerged on Saturday.
In a statement posted to Telegram, Lubinets described the incident as “yet another glaring example of Russia’s violations of international humanitarian law.”
Oleksandr Shtupun, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military grouping that is fighting near Avdiivka, was cited by Ukrainian media as saying the video was “glaring confirmation” of Moscow’s disrespect for the laws of war.
DEC 4, 2023
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Biden has sought a nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other needs, but it has faced a difficult reception on Capitol Hill, where there is growing skepticism about the magnitude of assistance for Ukraine and where even Republicans supportive of the funding are insisting on U.S.-Mexico border policy changes to halt the flow of migrants as a condition for the assistance.
Meanwhile, the GOP-controlled House has passed a standalone assistance package for Israel, which is fighting a war with Hamas in Gaza, while the White House has maintained that all of the priorities must be met.
Congress already has allocated $111 billion to assist Ukraine, including $67 billion in military procurement funding, $27 billion for economic and civil assistance and $10 billion for humanitarian aid. Young wrote that all of it, other than about 3% of the military funding, had been depleted by mid-November.
The Biden administration has said it has slowed the pace of some military assistance to Kyiv in recent weeks to try to stretch supplies until Congress approves more funding.
Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian officials have launched an investigation into allegations that Russian forces killed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range.
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“It’s clear from the video that the Ukrainian servicemen are taking the necessary steps that show they are surrendering,” Ukraine’s human rights chief, Dmytro Lubinets, said hours after the footage emerged on Saturday.
In a statement posted to Telegram, Lubinets described the incident as “yet another glaring example of Russia’s violations of international humanitarian law.”
Oleksandr Shtupun, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military grouping that is fighting near Avdiivka, was cited by Ukrainian media as saying the video was “glaring confirmation” of Moscow’s disrespect for the laws of war.
DEC 4, 2023
Zelenskyy to address US senators by video as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine
The Biden administration sent Congress a warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine.
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Meanwhile, the GOP-controlled House has passed a standalone assistance package for Israel, which is fighting a war with Hamas in Gaza, while the White House has maintained that all of the priorities must be met.
Congress already has allocated $111 billion to assist Ukraine, including $67 billion in military procurement funding, $27 billion for economic and civil assistance and $10 billion for humanitarian aid. Young wrote that all of it, other than about 3% of the military funding, had been depleted by mid-November.
The Biden administration has said it has slowed the pace of some military assistance to Kyiv in recent weeks to try to stretch supplies until Congress approves more funding.
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