Russia Attacks Ukraine - 23 Feb 2022 #8

[sunshineray]

Активист призвал ООН обратить внимание на "непропорционально высокое число погибших из национальных республик"

This might be interesting. How many times have we discussed genocidal attitude towards small nations? And again…

“The chief elder of the Erzya people, Syres Bolyaen, speaking at the 21st session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples, publicly accused Moscow "of turning the national republics and places of compact residence of the indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation into socially backward regions, where local youth are saved from poverty by signing a contract with the Armed forces of the Russian Federation.

"While we are discussing the mandate of the Forum, the Kremlin sends representatives of my and other indigenous peoples of Russia to destroy Ukraine. Russia does not recognize the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and uses the rhetoric about protecting minorities only to seize foreign lands. Russia has long been not a federation, but a prison of peoples, where for the ninth year it has also been holding millions of citizens of Ukraine. The Russian invaders are killing Ukrainians, but they themselves are suffering heavy losses. The share of representatives of the indigenous peoples of Russia in the total number of dead interventionists is disproportionately high. It significantly exceeds the share of these peoples in the structure of the Russian population," Erzya leader has said.

The twenty-first session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues takes place in New York from 25 April to 6 May.

Bolyaen said that the leading regions in terms of the number of military causalities per thousand population are North Ossetia, Buryatia, Tyva, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chukotka and the Volga region. (“Idel.Realii" keep their own statistics of the natives of the Volga region who died in Ukraine.)

Earlier, investigator Khristo Grozev also drew attention to this. He believes that the Kremlin "throws people from the most remote parts of the country into the heat of war so as not to provoke protests in large urban centers."

Expert Harun Sidorov believes that the participation of representatives of the Russian republics in the war against Ukraine is nothing more than "fixing their "second-class" status in modern Russia."

(For those who don’t know, Erzya are a Finno-Ugric tribe that had resided in the area of modern Mordovia well before the Slavic invasion. - char).

It's very sad, because of their remote living they're most likely limited to internet access (especially now), so being lied to by state tv and newspapers. I'm sure they love their country and think they're doing right in joining their nation's armed forces. That the young have so little opportunities because their government just strives to subjugate their citizens on whatever level matches their cultures. Russia is a massive area so it's a massive problem for the more rural communities to know the actual truths. AJMO

 

[dotr]

Israel lashes out at Russia over Lavrov’s Nazism remarks | The Star
May 2 2022
''TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Monday lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable” comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish. Israel, which summoned the Russian ambassador in response, said the remarks blamed Jews for their own murder in the Holocaust.

It was a steep decline in the ties between the two countries at a time when Israel has sought to stake out a neutral position between Russia and Ukraine and remain in Russia’s good stead for its security needs in the Middle East.

Asked in an interview with an Italian news channel about Russian claims that it invaded Ukraine to “denazify” the country, Sergey Lavrov said that Ukraine could still have Nazi elements even if some figures, including the country’s president, were Jewish.

“So when they say ‘How can Nazification exist if we’re Jewish?’ In my opinion, Hitler also had Jewish origins, so it doesn’t mean absolutely anything. For some time we have heard from the Jewish people that the biggest antisemites were Jewish,“ he said, speaking to the station in Russian, dubbed over by an Italian translation.

In some of the harshest remarks since the start of the war in Ukraine, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called Lavrov’s statement “unforgivable and scandalous and a horrible historical error.”

“The Jews did not murder themselves in the Holocaust,” said Lapid, the son of a Holocaust survivor. “The lowest level of racism against Jews is to blame Jews themselves for antisemitism.”

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 13 hrs ago
BBC: Russian troops kidnap, mutilate Ukrainian lab assistant. The 31-year-old lab assistant at a Kyiv city hospital was reportedly taken 600 kilometers northeast of Kyiv to a detention center in Kursk, Russia where he was repeatedly beaten up.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
The man also suffered a frostbite and had his toes amputated. Ukrainian ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova confirmed on May 1 that Ukrainians who have returned from Russian captivity reported poor treatment and had signs of physical abuse.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 10 hrs ago
UN: Russian blockade prevents export of 4.5 million tons of Ukrainian wheat. As a result of Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian ports, sea routes cannot be accessed to export Ukrainian grains.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter - 9 hrs ago
Russians kidnapped evacuation bus driver after shelling it in Popasna on 29 Apr After 2 days, he was found: Russians forced him to record propaganda vid for central Russia channel, to say that Ukraine allegedly doesn't evacuate its citizens - Luhansk RegHead https://buff.ly/3vzW6Uo

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 5 hrs ago
US First lady Jill Biden to visit Romania, Slovakia in show of support for Ukrainian refugees. Biden will also use the trip to meet with members of the U.S. military stationed overseas, as well as top government officials in both countries, a release from the White House said.

NEXTA on Twitter
Vyacheslav #Volodin, Chairman of the State #Duma, stated that all heads of states supplying weapons to #Ukraine should be prosecuted as war criminals.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Hungary to block any EU proposal for embargo on Russian energy imports. “We’ve made it clear that we’ll never support” the bloc’s proposal to extend sanctions against Russia by restricting energy imports, Gergely Gulyas, a senior minister in Viktor Orban’s government, said.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Ukrainian military destroy 2 Russian patrol boats in Black Sea. Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the Raptor-class patrol ships were destroyed with Turkish-produced Bayraktar drones near the Zmiinyi (Snake) Island at dawn on May 2.

^^^ Video: NEXTA on Twitter

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
Local official: Evacuation from Mariupol begins again. Advisor to Mariupol mayor Peter Andryushchenko said buses have departed from Mariupol and they plan to pick up people in Berdyansk and Manhush on the way to Zaporizhzhia, where thousands of Mariupol residents are stuck.

NEXTA on Twitter - 1 hr ago
Invaders destroy the historical heritage of Ukraine The #Russians destroyed the building of the 19th century #Lisichansk gymnasium, which was built by Belgian masters. It was one of the most beautiful schools in #Ukraine.

NEXTA on Twitter
This is how the gymnasium in #Lisichansk looked like before the fire.

 

[dotr]

May 2 2022
Ukraine live updates: Mariupol evacuated; Pelosi vows US support (usatoday.com)
''Resolution would authorize military intervention if Russia uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons
Rep. Adam Kinzinger is introducing a joint resolution that would authorize President Joe Biden to use U.S. military force in Ukraine if Russia uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. The legislation the use of force, if necessary, to "protect the national security interests of the United States with respect to Ukraine and assist in defending and restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine." The authority would terminate when "the territorial integrity of Ukraine has been restored," according to the resolution.

“Putin must be stopped," the Illinois Republican, an Air Force veteran, said. "Accordingly, the commander in chief to the world’s greatest military should have the authority and means to take the necessary actions to do so."

''Zelenskyy says Russia is fighting a war of 'extermination'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to exterminate his people, pointing out Sunday in his nightly address that Russian shelling had hit food, grain and fertilizer warehouses, as well as residential neighborhoods in the Kharkiv, Donbas and other regions.

“The targets they choose prove once again that the war against Ukraine is a war of extermination for the Russian army,” Zelenskyy said, adding that Russia will gain nothing from the damage but will further isolate itself from the rest of the world.

“What could be Russia’s strategic success in this war?” Zelenskyy said. “Honestly, I do not know.''

 

[Sundog]

May 2 2022
Ukraine live updates: Mariupol evacuated; Pelosi vows US support (usatoday.com)
''Resolution would authorize military intervention if Russia uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons
Rep. Adam Kinzinger is introducing a joint resolution that would authorize President Joe Biden to use U.S. military force in Ukraine if Russia uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. The legislation the use of force, if necessary, to "protect the national security interests of the United States with respect to Ukraine and assist in defending and restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine." The authority would terminate when "the territorial integrity of Ukraine has been restored," according to the resolution.

“Putin must be stopped," the Illinois Republican, an Air Force veteran, said. "Accordingly, the commander in chief to the world’s greatest military should have the authority and means to take the necessary actions to do so."

This is the same guy who was in favor of the U.S. establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, that would drag the U.S. into a war with Russia. Now he is escalating the rhetoric when a resolution like this can be created and voted on at any time if biological or chemical weapons were to be used. There is no need to publicize "red line" policy at this time in Congress, IMO.

Given that this is Kinzinger's last session in Congress, he won't be held accountable by the electorate for proposing a resolution that could send our men and women into a war with Russia,

 

[dotr]

May 2, 2022, 9:40 AM EDT
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel plant (nbcnews.com)
''Civilians are finally being evacuated from the bombed-out steel plant where hundreds have been sheltering in the last Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol, the key city that is otherwise under Russian control after months of siege.

The rescue operation in the southeastern port comes after weeks of failed efforts, with Russian forces bombarding Mariupol as they battle to make progress in their new offensive in the region.

The United States and its allies have stepped up their military support for Kyiv, with the surprise weekend trip to the Ukrainian capital by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic lawmakers the latest signal of growing Western backing. Pelosi met with Poland's president on Monday, while First Lady Jill Biden is set to travel to NATO members Romania and Slovakia this week to meet with families who have fled the war.''

 

[dotr]

Updated 10:21 a.m. ET, May 2, 2022
(12) Ukrainian drone destroys Russian patrol ships off Snake Island, says defense ministry (cnn.com)
rbbm.
''A Ukrainian commander inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol said his men experienced a turbulent night after the first batch of evacuees were able to leave the plant on Sunday.

"As soon as the evacuation of civilians was completed yesterday, the enemy began using all kinds of weapons. The night was restless," said Denys Shleha, commander of the 12th Operational Brigade of the National Guard.
"The [Russian] naval artillery worked on Azovstal from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.. In the morning it became quieter."
It is unclear whether another batch of civilians trapped inside the complex will be able to leave on Monday.

"I will not say anything about the evacuation from Azovstal. We are trying our best to do it, we are begging for it," Shleha said.

He said there are about 200 people, including 20 children, left on the premises.

We beg that people should be removed from Azovstal. The enemy strikes with all kinds of weapons. Everything is very bad," he said.
"The biggest problem is wounded servicemen. Our field hospital was bombed a few days ago. Medical care is provided to the military in extremely difficult conditions. There are currently about 500 of them at Azovstal. Their injuries are of varying severity. This is the biggest problem that needs to be resolved," Shleha said.''

 

[CSIDreamer]

Updated 10:21 a.m. ET, May 2, 2022
(12) Ukrainian drone destroys Russian patrol ships off Snake Island, says defense ministry (cnn.com)
rbbm.
''A Ukrainian commander inside the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol said his men experienced a turbulent night after the first batch of evacuees were able to leave the plant on Sunday.

"As soon as the evacuation of civilians was completed yesterday, the enemy began using all kinds of weapons. The night was restless," said Denys Shleha, commander of the 12th Operational Brigade of the National Guard.
"The [Russian] naval artillery worked on Azovstal from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.. In the morning it became quieter."
It is unclear whether another batch of civilians trapped inside the complex will be able to leave on Monday.

"I will not say anything about the evacuation from Azovstal. We are trying our best to do it, we are begging for it," Shleha said.

He said there are about 200 people, including 20 children, left on the premises.

We beg that people should be removed from Azovstal. The enemy strikes with all kinds of weapons. Everything is very bad," he said.
"The biggest problem is wounded servicemen. Our field hospital was bombed a few days ago. Medical care is provided to the military in extremely difficult conditions. There are currently about 500 of them at Azovstal. Their injuries are of varying severity. This is the biggest problem that needs to be resolved," Shleha said.''

Under the Geneva Conventions, those WIA are considered non combatants. JMO

 

[Charlot123]

Now what do you suppose the average Russian, man or woman, thinks when they see one of the most popular and watching state tv program talk about in how little time Russian nuclear missiles could annihilate Berlin, Paris and London? Do they look at that and shudder for the shear craziness that's being talked about or do they say, heck yeah let's kill the planet!

You know nothing is getting on Russian state tv without the approval of Putin and his minions. Are the people recognizing this madness yet or still backing it? I want to scream from the mountaintop, OPEN YOUR EYES AND EARS!!! AJMO

Russian state TV simulates terrifying nuclear strike on Europe

People are afraid. Of course, who wants a war? But here is a good example. I read it in the site that is constantly blocked, (Radio Svoboda, Radio Freedom) and they use “mirrors”. Now the new mirror is blocked, but you can trust me.

A 19-year-old student from Kaliningrad wrote on a monument “Putin=war”. He got arrested, and the police threatened to break his fingers with a hammer. It got on the video. Now he says he was “an idiot to do it” and states the Putin is right.

Everyone speaks and rights about tortures in Russian prisons. People are scared.

 

[Charlot123]

It's very sad, because of their remote living they're most likely limited to internet access (especially now), so being lied to by state tv and newspapers. I'm sure they love their country and think they're doing right in joining their nation's armed forces. That the young have so little opportunities because their government just strives to subjugate their citizens on whatever level matches their cultures. Russia is a massive area so it's a massive problem for the more rural communities to know the actual truths. AJMO

He is sad because the indigenous people have very few chances but to join the army. And then their number that is sent to Ukraine is very high because in big cities, that many dead soldiers would cause massive protest. He accuses the government of treating the indigenous people as second class citizens.

 

[sunshineray]

People are afraid. Of course, who wants a war? But here is a good example. I read it in the site that is constantly blocked, (Radio Svoboda, Radio Freedom) and they use “mirrors”. Now the new mirror is blocked, but you can trust me.

A 19-year-old student from Kaliningrad wrote on a monument “Putin=war”. He got arrested, and the police threatened to break his fingers with a hammer. It got on the video. Now he says he was “an idiot to do it” and states the Putin is right.

Everyone speaks and rights about tortures in Russian prisons. People are scared.

But are there no rational people with power left in Russia? To see a husband and wife (Putin's Iron Doll) run a simulation of nuclear destruction of Europe like it's what...a freaking game?!

Now, supposedly, Putin is handing off his power to an equally radical fellow KGB-er if he has to be incapacitated for surgery.

Where are the brave sane Russians with power? Are the Oligarchs the only ones with some sense because they value the right of enterprise? I just cannot believe the lack of uprising. Where are the fathers of the the young men and the husbands of the women who stood up to their Governor in Siberia who wanted to use their sons as cannon fodder?!

Time to start dropping leaflets from 40,000 feet onto the rural areas that make up most of Russia, leaflets with the truth of where their money goes. Pictures of yachts, villas/mansions, young privileged Russian sons and daughters all decked out partying around the world, all on their dime, their blood,sweat and tears.

AJMO

 

[Charlot123]

But are there no rational people with power left in Russia? To see a husband and wife (Putin's Iron Doll) run a simulation of nuclear destruction of Europe like it's what...a freaking game?!

Now, supposedly, Putin is handing off his power to an equally radical fellow KGB-er if he has to be incapacitated for surgery.

Where are the brave sane Russians with power? Are the Oligarchs the only ones with some sense because they value the right of enterprise? I just cannot believe the lack of uprising. Where are the fathers of the the young men and the husbands of the women who stood up to their Governor in Siberia who wanted to use their sons as cannon fodder?!

Time to start dropping leaflets from 40,000 feet onto the rural areas that make up most of Russia, leaflets with the truth of where their money goes. Pictures of yachts, villas/mansions, young privileged Russian sons and daughters all decked out partying around the world, all on their dime, their blood,sweat and tears.

AJMO

Brave sane Russians with power left in Russia? Russia was always an autocracy. Except for a few months in 1917.

Here is a good example. Sasha Skochilenko, an artist from St. Petersburg.

Alexandra Skochilenko - Wikipedia

Arrested for taping flyers about Mariupol in St. Petersburg store. She is facing 10 years in prison. But, she also has severe gluten intolerance, and the prison does not provide her with adequate food. What do you think will happen to her?

P.S. forgot to mention, they are running out of paper in RF. Sanctions, and paper used to be bought in Finland. No paper for flyers anymore. This is new.

 

[Lilibet]

Many thanks to @PommyMommy for keeping us more informed than we could ever be if we had to do it all individually.

And @Charlot123, I want to thank you for your invaluable insight into what goes on in Russia. I forget where you live and what nationality you are, but stay safe.

Thanks to all other members posting links and comments too.

You are what makes WS my go-to news source in any crisis.

 

[PommyMommy]

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 9 hrs ago
Ukraine identifies first suspect in Bucha massacre. Sergey Kolotsey, commander of a Russian National Guard unit allegedly killed four unarmed men on March 18 and tortured another civilian on March 29, according to Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Deputy Defense Minister: Ukraine regains control of Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast despite ‘escalations and losses.’ Hanna Maliar reported on May 2 that Ukraine’s Armed Forces have finally liberated Ruska Lozova along with several more villages in Kharkiv Oblast.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 7 hrs ago
Russian missiles hit Odesa, casualties reported. The exact number of casualties is yet unknown. As a result of the attack, several infrastructure facilities were damaged, including a religious building, according to NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 6 hrs ago
General Staff: Russian army on offensive in Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson regions. According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Russian troops are attempting to take control of the Luhansk Oblast towns of Rubizhne and Popasna and gain full control over the region.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
UPDATE: One child killed, another injured as a result of a Russian missile strike on Odesa. According to Nataliya Gumenyuk, the spokeswoman for Ukraine’s “south” military command, five people were inside the residential building hit by Russia. A 15-year-old boy was killed.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 4 hrs ago
Russian military continues to shell Azovstal. The head of the Mariupol patrol police Mykhailo Vershynin told CNN that the plant had been shelled “non-stop” by Russia since the early morning of May 2. Vershynin called Russia’s agreement to release people a “cynical lie.”

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
Security Council secretary: Hungarian authorities knew of Russian full-scale invasion beforehand. NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin shared his plans to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine with Hungarian authorities.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter
US ambassador: Russia to annex occupied Donetsk, Luhansk regions by mid-May. According to U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter, Washington has “highly credible” intelligence that Russia will hold a fake “referendum” to seize Ukrainian territory.

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - Video
Zelensky says Russian missile hit a dormitory in Odesa. “In Odesa, a 14-year-old boy was killed, a 17-year-old girl was injured. What is this? What for? How did these kids and this dormitory threaten Russia?” said Zelensky. Video: State Emergency Service

The Kyiv Independent on Twitter - 3 hrs ago
Evacuation from Mariupol to resume on May 3. With the support of the UN and the Red Cross, the Ukrainian government will continue to evacuate civilians from Mariupol on May 3 starting at 7 a.m. local time, the Mariupol City Council said.

Euromaidan Press on Twitter
The head of Donetsk Regional Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, confirmed that the Russian military didn't allow to continue evacuation of civilians from Mariupol's Azovstal on May 2. https://suspilne.media/235151-rosijski-vijskovi-ne-dali-vivezti-ludej-z-azovstali-2-travna-kirilenko/

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 2, 2022
'They Described How I Would Die In Agony': Ukrainian Journalist Recounts His Brutal Week As A Russian Prisoner (rferl.org)
[...]

"They told me: 'You know, this is martial law. There is a war going on, and we can try you just like in a war. We'll just summon a tribunal and sentence you to be shot,'" Baturin said. "They began to threaten me, to describe in detail how they were going to skin me with a knife so that I would die slowly in agony, how they were going to pull out my eyes, cut off my ears and limbs."

[...]

"It is clear to me that they were relatively gentle with me, particularly in comparison with prisoners who had been fighting against them," Baturin said. Those prisoners were "constantly being tortured."

[...]

Live updates l Ukrainian official accuses Russia of crimes | AP News
[...]

Yulia Kovaliv told a Canadian House of Commons committee Monday that Russia is using sexual violence as a weapon of war and said rape and sexual assault must be investigated as war crimes.

She said Russia also has kidnapped Ukrainian children and taken them to Russian-occupied territories and now Russia itself. Ukraine is working with partners to find the children and bring them back.

“Russians, a few days ago, killed a young mother and taped her living child to her body and attached a mine between them,″ the ambassador said. She said the mine detonated.

[...]

 

[LadyL]

MAY 2, 2022
'They Described How I Would Die In Agony': Ukrainian Journalist Recounts His Brutal Week As A Russian Prisoner (rferl.org)
[...]

"They told me: 'You know, this is martial law. There is a war going on, and we can try you just like in a war. We'll just summon a tribunal and sentence you to be shot,'" Baturin said. "They began to threaten me, to describe in detail how they were going to skin me with a knife so that I would die slowly in agony, how they were going to pull out my eyes, cut off my ears and limbs."

[...]

"It is clear to me that they were relatively gentle with me, particularly in comparison with prisoners who had been fighting against them," Baturin said. Those prisoners were "constantly being tortured."

[...]

Live updates l Ukrainian official accuses Russia of crimes | AP News
[...]

Yulia Kovaliv told a Canadian House of Commons committee Monday that Russia is using sexual violence as a weapon of war and said rape and sexual assault must be investigated as war crimes.

She said Russia also has kidnapped Ukrainian children and taken them to Russian-occupied territories and now Russia itself. Ukraine is working with partners to find the children and bring them back.

“Russians, a few days ago, killed a young mother and taped her living child to her body and attached a mine between them,″ the ambassador said. She said the mine detonated.

[...]

omg I'm so sick

 

[LadyL]

In ruined Ukrainian village, stranded elderly residents are all who remain

 

[dotr]

Live updates: Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine (cnbc.com)
''1 HOUR AGO
Ukraine troops are pushing Russian forces away from Kharkiv, Pentagon says
Ukrainian troops defending Kharkiv have pushed Russians back from the city over the last 24 to 48 hours, the U.S. Department of Defense said late Monday.

A senior U.S. Defense official said at a briefing that Ukraine’s forces have “managed to push the Russians out about 40 kilometers [25 miles] to the east of Kharkiv.” The city is still under aerial bombardment.

Kharkiv has been under sustained attack since late February, and most its civilian residents have fled the city.

The strategically important city is in Ukraine’s northeast, only about 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the Russian border.

Russian troops in eastern Ukraine are making “anemic” progress and continue to be beset by low morale, poor command and control and weak logistics, the official told reporters.

Turning to arms shipments, the Pentagon official said more than 70 of 90 M-777 howitzers that the United States is sending to Ukraine have arrived there. So have about 140,000 rounds for those cannons, which is about half the amount planned for delivery.''

— Ted Kemp and Christina Wilkie

 

[dotr]

More than a quarter of Russia's army in Ukraine now 'combat ineffective,' UK says | Live Updates from Fox News Digital
''More than a quarter of troops that Russia sent to fight in Ukraine are now believed to be "combat ineffective," the United Kingdom announced Monday.

The startling statistic comes as Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine is in its 68th day. Prior to the assault from Vladimir Putin’s army, it was estimated that Moscow assembled around 150,000 soldiers to participate in the war.

"At the start of the conflict, Russia committed over 120 battalion tactical groups, approximately 65 percent of its entire ground combat strength," the U.K. Ministry of Defence said in a tweet. "It is likely that more than a quarter of these units have now been rendered combat ineffective."

 

[sunshineray]

MAY 2, 2022

Live updates l Ukrainian official accuses Russia of crimes | AP News
[...]

Yulia Kovaliv told a Canadian House of Commons committee Monday that.that...

“Russians, a few days ago, killed a young mother and taped her living child to her body and attached a mine between them,″ the ambassador said. She said the mine detonated.

[...]

Snipped by me...I'm without words, just feel devestated