Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #8

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OSINTdefender@sentdefender

The Mayor of the Northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv; Ihor Terekhov, has reportedly requested all Civilians still remaining in the City to Evacuate as soon as possible due to Artillery Shelling in/near the City beginning to increase as Russian Offensive Operations get moving.

1:54 AM · Apr 22, 2022·Twitter Web App


https://mobile.twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1517381232161705984

 

[Bit of hope]

Zelensky waarschuwt voor Russisch nepreferendum • 'Rusland verwerpt wapenstilstand met Pasen'
Zelensky warns against Russian fake referendum • 'Russia rejects ceasefire at Easter'

2 HOURS AGO
'Possibly 9,000 bodies in mass grave at Mariupol'
Local Ukrainian authorities say there may be as many as 9,000 bodies in a mass grave near the city of Mariupol. Yesterday there were still at least 200 graves.

Satellite images from the American company Maxar showed excavation work on a piece of land about 20 kilometers from Mariupol. The mayor of Mariupol says Russian soldiers are burying Ukrainians in mass graves outside the city to cover up "military crimes". President Zelensky says the war has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Mariupol residents.

Russian Defense Minister Shoygu said yesterday that Mariupol had fallen into the hands of Russian troops. President Putin said that "the operation to liberate Mariupol has been successful". The US president calls it doubtful whether Putin's claim is correct. "There is no evidence that Mariupol fell completely."

3 hours ago
Zelensky warns against Russian fake referendum
Ukrainian President Zelensky says Russia wants to stage a fake independence referendum in the partially occupied territories in and around the cities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhya. He has called on residents not to give personal data to the Russians.

Russian soldiers would ask residents for their passports. "They're not doing that to help you. They want to fake a referendum on your territory. That's the reality. Be careful," Zelensky said. He speaks of an "organized comedy from Moscow".

In 2014, Russia presented a referendum on Crimea. A vast majority of voters would then have said they wanted to belong to Russia. That referendum was condemned by the Ukrainian government and the West.

 

[Bit of hope]

About fake referendums...the Crimean referendum as an example. I know Wiki pedia is not an official source, but just to get the picture.

2014 Crimean status referendum - Wikipedia.

2014 Crimean status referendum

The referendum is not recognized by most countries,[11] mainly due to the presence of Russian forces.[12] Thirteen members of the United Nations Security Council voted in favor of a resolution declaring the referendum invalid, but Russia vetoed it and China abstained. <Russia, China, the United States, United Kingdom, France have still veto power, although it's discussed in recent days>

Especially interesting to read are the sections how a fake referendum works.

2Administration
2.1Choices
2.2Procedure
3Legal aspects

 

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@idreesali114

https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1517466205262598144
NEW DELHI, April 22 (Reuters) - Britain plans to reopen its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv next week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday during a two-day visit to India.

 

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The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 6 hrs ago
No humanitarian corridors on April 22. No humanitarian corridors for evacuation of civilians will be open on April 22 due to danger on the routes, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk reported.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
UK intelligence: Russia blockades Azovstal plant in Mariupol to contain Ukraine resistance. “A full ground assault by Russia on the plant would likely incur significant Russian casualties, further decreasing their overall combat effectiveness,” the ministry said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 5 hrs ago
Over 7,500 Russian war crimes under investigation in Ukraine. According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, another 3,652 Russian crimes against Ukraine’s national security are being investigated.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Plane crashes near Zaporizhzhia. Zaporizhzhia oblast administration reported that an AN-26 plane crashed in the Vilnia district in the morning of April 22. It was performing "a technical flight," the administration said. There are casualties; their number is yet unknown.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Mayor: Russian forces used cluster munitions in Sloviansk. According to Sloviansk Mayor Vadym Lyakh, “the night was restless” as the city was under fire from Russian forces, who "likely" used cluster bombs. No casualties were reported. The mayor urged people to evacuate.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
Danilov: Ukraine might want to exchange Putin’s ally Medvedchuk after interrogating him, but Russia doesn't seem interested. National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that Ukraine would exchange pro-Kremlin MP Viktor Medvedchuk for Ukrainian POWs.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
UN documents 5,264 verified civilian casualties in Ukraine since Feb. 24. 2,345 people have been killed and 2,919 injured. “Over these 8 weeks, international humanitarian law has been seemingly tossed aside,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Governor: Russian forces shell hospital in Donetsk Oblast with Uragan missile launch system. Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said a hospital in the city of Lyman was on fire after shelling. No casualties have been reported yet.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 1 hr ago
At least 1 killed, 2 injured in Zaporizhzhia Oblast plane crash. The number of crew members on board and the reason for the crash of Ukraine's AN-26 are being clarified, but it likely hit an electric pole, which caused the engine to set on fire, the oblast administration said.

 

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As a reminder, it's Good Friday in Ukraine.

 

[CSIDreamer]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1517500935626448898?t=AhADuTFMCNKH4JIgo2Twew&s=19

️France to send heavy artillery to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron told local newspaper Ouest-France that his country would provide Ukraine with Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers. He said France would continue “on this route.”

*Coming from a guy that all but promised an evacuation corridor a month ago, I'm not holding my breath. JMO

 

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Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 6 hrs ago
Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers are training in UK, learning how to use 120 British Mastiff, Husky, Wolfhound, Spartan etc armored vehicles British forces are also training Ukrainians in Poland on using Starstreak air defence missile system&Stormer launch vehicles Ukrainian soldiers training in UK to use British armoured vehicles | Foreign policy | The Guardian

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
The Sun reported 18 Apr that UK would send Stormer launch vehicles to Ukraine to augment the effectiveness of Starstreak anti-air missile systems Stormers' sensors and fire control system make them substantially deadlier to low-flying Russian aircraft UK is Sending Stormer Anti-Aircraft ‘Tank’ Seen in Star Wars to Ukraine - 19FortyFive

NEXTA on Twitter - 5 hrs ago
The #Tchaikovsky Competition was expelled from the World Federation of International Music Competitions. The Tchaikovsky Competition is considered one of the most prestigious academic music competitions in #Russia.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Despite the extremely difficult situation in Mariupol, @Polk_Azov
continues destroying Russian enemy power In last 3 days, it destroyed 3 tanks, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers Telegram: Contact @polkazov

NEXTA on Twitter
Pope says he will not meet with Patriarch Kirill in #Jerusalem in June.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
"I want everyone to be aware: Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol who keep fighting tie up large contingents of Russian troops... When we sent helicopters there in the night, they asked for ammo, not water&food" - RNBO head Danilov Oleksiy Danilov: There should be a completely new state – sincere, frank, such as our President now | Ukrayinska Pravda

NEXTA on Twitter
In #Gostomel, the Holy Protection Church is on fire right now

Hostomel' - Google Maps

 

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NEXTA on Twitter
The authorities of #Zaporizhzhya Oblast reported that one person died and two were injured in the crash of a #Ukrainian An-26.

NEXTA on Twitter
Photo from the crash site of the An-26 in the #Zaporozhye region.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 2o min ago
In Kyiv Oblast, police found the bodies of 1,084 civilians killed by Russian soldiers "These are civilians who had nothing to do with any military formations.The vast majority were killed with machine guns or sniper rifles"-Chief of Kyiv Obl police on Ukraine TV In the Kiev region, law enforcement officers found the bodies of 1,084 civilians killed by Russian invaders | ZMINA

NEXTA on Twitter
#Russian propaganda channels began broadcasting in #Kherson. In particular, the First Channel, Russia 1, Russia 24, NTV and other channels from the Kiselev-Soloviev set began to work.

NEXTA on Twitter
Relatives will be allowed to bring portraits of the invaders who died in #Ukraine to the "Immortal Regiment". Immortal Regiment is a massive civil event staged in #Russian cities every 9 May during the "Victory Day" celebrations. Putin plans to hold this event in #Mariupol.

NEXTA on Twitter
Occupation flags were raised in the New #Kakhovka.

Kakhovka - Google Maps

 

[Sundog]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1517500935626448898?t=AhADuTFMCNKH4JIgo2Twew&s=19

️France to send heavy artillery to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron told local newspaper Ouest-France that his country would provide Ukraine with Milan anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers. He said France would continue “on this route.”

*Coming from a guy that all but promised an evacuation corridor a month ago, I'm not holding my breath. JMO

Will see if he follows through if he wins the election on April 24th. Could be a pre-election promise that wanes after the fact.

 

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@NaomiOhReally

https://mobile.twitter.com/NaomiOhReally/status/1517534666512912385
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has announced the Netherlands will halt all Russian gas and oil imports by the end of the year. Russian gas = ~15% of Dutch supply

 

[worldwatcher]

Mysterious American robotic ships headed to Ukraine

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 9 hrs ago
Ukrainska Pravda: Ukraine, Russia held virtual talks on April 21-22 Citing an undisclosed official, UP reported that Kyiv gave an ultimatum to Russia that if it holds a staged referendum to “legitimize” its occupation in Kherson Oblast, it will put an end to negotiations.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Lavrov: Negotiations with Ukraine stalled after recent round of talks. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the Ukrainian side has not yet responded to the latest version of Russia’s “proposals,” while Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky went to threaten Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 7 hrs ago
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to visit Moscow on April 26. Guterres will meet Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss “urgent steps to bring peace to Ukraine.”

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Zelensky: Fate of Ukraine to be decided in country's east, south. “Izyum direction, Donbas, Azov coast, Mariupol, Kherson Oblast are the places where the fate of this war and the future of our state is being decided now,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky in his daily address.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 2 hrs ago
Zelensky: Allies 'finally' providing weapons Ukraine asked for. Zelensky thanked Kyiv's partners who “finally heard” Ukraine’s requests for arms. He said the arms will save the lives of thousands and show Russia the day they will be forced to leave Ukraine is approaching.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Russia strikes Kharkiv region 56 times on April 22. As a result of the strikes, two civilians were killed and 19 injured, according to the Kharkiv regional military administration.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
UN: Satellite imagery confirms massive destruction of civilian infrastructure around Kyiv. Around 77 percent of Horenka, 71 percent of Irpin, and 58 percent of Hostomel were damaged or destroyed as of the end of March, Eri Kaneko, associate U.N. spokesperson, said on April 22

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 1 hr ago
Joint Forces Operation: Nearly 50 units of Russian equipment destroyed in Donbas on April 22. Russia lost nine tanks, three artillery systems, 18 units of armored vehicles, one armored combat vehicle, 13 units of vehicles and one tanker, the JFO said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
In total, Ukrainian joint forces successfully repelled eight Russian attacks in Donbas, according to the JFO.

 

[PommyMommy]

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
Kremlin continues to arrest and remove from the post the top leadership of Russian army and navy Due to heavy losses of personnel and equipment (esp the Moskva warship) Commander of the Black Sea Fleet was arrested; several Lieutenant Generals were fired–Ukraine Intel https://t.me/DIUkraine/390

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
"They shaved my head, took my wedding rink, money. Interrogated me every day. Pulled a bag on my head and shot over my head"–Hremyach Village Head about Russian captivity She said a captive Ukrainian journalist who was in the cell with her tried to hang herself on a sheet Староста села на Чернігівщині про російський полон: YouTube

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
Since April 1, more than 400 people have contacted the UNICEF-supported Psychological Assistance hotline in Ukraine. Most of the appeals were regarding the sexual crimes committed by Russian soldiers,–Ukraine's ombudsperson https://facebook.com/denisovaombudsman/posts/526195135528430… There is also a number of NGO hotlines

NEXTA on Twitter
The press secretary of the President of #Ukraine said that Volodymir Zelenskyy sleeps 4-5 hours a day.

NEXTA on Twitter
Irina Vereshchuk reports that tomorrow it will be possible to open a humanitarian corridor for the residents of #Mariupol.

Iryna Vereshchuk - Wikipedia

Sailors' families seek answers about Russian ship sinking | AP News
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday in a terse announcement that one crew member died and 27 were left missing after a fire damaged the flagship Moskva cruiser last week, while 396 others were evacuated. The ministry did not offer any explanation for its earlier claims that the full crew got off the vessel before it sank.

Live updates | Mariupol officials: Second mass grave found | AP News
The city council posted a satellite photo provided by Planet Labs showing what it said was a mass grave 45 meters (147.64 feet) by 25 meters (82.02 feet) that could hold the bodies of at least 1,000 Mariupol residents.

 

[LadyL]

Ukrainians far from the front lines drop everything to join war effort

 

[LadyL]

Ukrainian athlete finishes Boston Marathon with his nation's flag high above his head

 

[dotr]

22 April 2022
Mystery over FOUR 'suspicious suicides' of Russian gas executives 'linked to Putin' | Daily Mail Online
''Four recent 'suicides' of high profile Russian gas industry executives 'with links to Vladimir Putin' are all suspicious, sources have claimed.

Two wealthy businessmen were found dead along with their family members this week in Madrid and Moscow, but now suspicions are being raised about two Kremlin-linked figures who died earlier this year.

On Tuesday, the body of Sergey Protosenya, 55, was found hanged outside a Spanish villa, with his wife Natalia, 33, and their teenage daughter Maria found hacked to death with an axe inside.

''Investigators initially assumed that Protosenya, who had a fortune of £330million, had killed himself in the Lloret det Mar villa in the Costa Brava.

But local reports said evidence does not conclusively point towards this explanation, as no suicide note was found in the property and it appeared steps had been taken to ensure there were no fingerprints on the murder weapons.

The businessman had served as deputy chairman of natural gas company Novotek, a company closely linked to the Kremlin.

Just days earlier, the body of Vladislav Avayev, 51, was found in his elite Moscow penthouse alongside his wife Yelena, 47, and daughter, Maria, 13, in another apparent murder-suicide.''

 

[sunshineray]

Zelensky waarschuwt voor Russisch nepreferendum • 'Rusland verwerpt wapenstilstand met Pasen'
Zelensky warns against Russian fake referendum • 'Russia rejects ceasefire at Easter'

2 HOURS AGO
'Possibly 9,000 bodies in mass grave at Mariupol'
Local Ukrainian authorities say there may be as many as 9,000 bodies in a mass grave near the city of Mariupol. Yesterday there were still at least 200 graves.

Satellite images from the American company Maxar showed excavation work on a piece of land about 20 kilometers from Mariupol. The mayor of Mariupol says Russian soldiers are burying Ukrainians in mass graves outside the city to cover up "military crimes". President Zelensky says the war has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Mariupol residents.

Russian Defense Minister Shoygu said yesterday that Mariupol had fallen into the hands of Russian troops. President Putin said that "the operation to liberate Mariupol has been successful". The US president calls it doubtful whether Putin's claim is correct. "There is no evidence that Mariupol fell completely."

3 hours ago
Zelensky warns against Russian fake referendum
Ukrainian President Zelensky says Russia wants to stage a fake independence referendum in the partially occupied territories in and around the cities of Kherson and Zaporizhzhya. He has called on residents not to give personal data to the Russians.

Russian soldiers would ask residents for their passports. "They're not doing that to help you. They want to fake a referendum on your territory. That's the reality. Be careful," Zelensky said. He speaks of an "organized comedy from Moscow".

In 2014, Russia presented a referendum on Crimea. A vast majority of voters would then have said they wanted to belong to Russia. That referendum was condemned by the Ukrainian government and the West.

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Russian Defense Minister Shoygu said yesterday that Mariupol had fallen into the hands of Russian troops. President Putin said that "the operation to liberate Mariupol has been successful".


How is it that a thunderbolt from the Heavens doesn't immediately smite the monster who would say this after thousands of innocent civilians have been repeatedly kept from leaving a warzone, then murdered, then carted away like garbage and dumped in a hole kilometers away from the murder scene...from their home? </3

 

[sunshineray]

22 April 2022
Mystery over FOUR 'suspicious suicides' of Russian gas executives 'linked to Putin' | Daily Mail Online
''Four recent 'suicides' of high profile Russian gas industry executives 'with links to Vladimir Putin' are all suspicious, sources have claimed.

Two wealthy businessmen were found dead along with their family members this week in Madrid and Moscow, but now suspicions are being raised about two Kremlin-linked figures who died earlier this year.

On Tuesday, the body of Sergey Protosenya, 55, was found hanged outside a Spanish villa, with his wife Natalia, 33, and their teenage daughter Maria found hacked to death with an axe inside.

''Investigators initially assumed that Protosenya, who had a fortune of £330million, had killed himself in the Lloret det Mar villa in the Costa Brava.

But local reports said evidence does not conclusively point towards this explanation, as no suicide note was found in the property and it appeared steps had been taken to ensure there were no fingerprints on the murder weapons.

The businessman had served as deputy chairman of natural gas company Novotek, a company closely linked to the Kremlin.

Just days earlier, the body of Vladislav Avayev, 51, was found in his elite Moscow penthouse alongside his wife Yelena, 47, and daughter, Maria, 13, in another apparent murder-suicide.''

Some crazy S_ _ _!!

 

[sunshineray]

NEXTA on Twitter
In #Gostomel, the Holy Protection Church is on fire right now

Hostomel' - Google Maps

Snipped by me for focus

Three years ago...Russian planned terrorism in Ukraine churches still attached to the Moscow Patriarchate.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2019/02...churches-in-ukraine-directed-from-russia-sbu/

This February...a phone call intercept reveals the same terrorism planned again in Ukraine, made to look like Ukrainians doing the attacks.

Russians planned to set fire to churches in Kharkiv - SBU

Today on their Good Friday, churches are burning...I wonder who's to blame?