Category: 6. Opinion
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Russians reportedly execute 16 Ukrainian POWs from two units in Donbas
The Russians have reportedly executed 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war on the Pokrovsk front from two units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said Yurii Bielousov, head of the War Department of the Prosecutor General’s Office, as per UkrInform. On 1 October 2024, numerous reports surfaced on… Continue Reading
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Ukrainian prosecutors say Russians executed 93 Ukrainian POWs
Ukrainian law enforcement has evidence of the execution of 93 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers on the battlefield, said Yurii Bielousov, Head of the Department for Countering Crimes Committed in the Conditions of Armed Conflict at the Office of the Prosecutor General, UkrInform… Continue Reading
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Ukrainian drone strikes Russian S-400 radar in Belgorod Oblast (video)
Ukrainian forces have successfully struck a Russian S-400 air defense system’s radar in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast using a kamikaze drone, Militarnyi reported. Russian air defense assets are priority targets for Ukraine, as destroying launchers and radars clears the way for Ukrainian drones,… Continue Reading
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Sweden pledges € 2.4 million to boost Ukraine’s war crime investigations
Sweden has pledged €2.4 million to strengthen Ukraine’s efforts in investigating and prosecuting war crimes committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The funding, announced on 2 October 2024, will support the implementation of the SMEREKA e-case management system, according to the… Continue Reading
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Swiss ambassador denies Switzerland’s support for China-Brazil “peace plan” for Ukraine
Swiss Ambassador to Ukraine Félix Baumann has clarified Switzerland’s position on the China-Brazil “peace initiative” for Ukraine, emphasizing the country’s role as an observer and reaffirming support for Ukraine’s sovereignty. The ambassador’s comments come in response to media… Continue Reading
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European institutions halt contacts with Georgia’s government
The European Union has suspended high-level meetings with the Georgian government in response to anti-European actions and rhetoric from the ruling “Georgian Dream” party, according to EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński, RFE/RL’s project Ekho Kazkava reports. Despite the… Continue Reading
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Ukraine to receive $23.6 million in Norwegian investments through Norfund
The Norwegian government has authorized Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, to invest in Ukraine, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine on 4 October. Amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, Ukraine remains reliant on Western financial and… Continue Reading
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Russia’s security chief at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant dies in car blast
Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) has reported that on 4 October 2024, around 7 a.m., a car explosion in the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, resulted in the death of Andrii Yuriyovych Korotkyi, who held the position of “head of physical… Continue Reading
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Japan’s new PM Ishiba warns “today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia”
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered his first policy speech to parliament on 4 October, warning that “today’s Ukraine could be tomorrow’s East Asia” and expressing concerns about an increasingly divided world, as per AFP. The 67-year-old former defense minister, who… Continue Reading
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Ukraine calls for dismantling of Russia’s Crimean bridge in international tribunal
Ukraine has called for an international tribunal to order Russia to dismantle the Kerch bridge or the “Crimea bridge,” connecting the temporarily occupied peninsula with mainland Russia, as part of efforts to restore free navigation across the Kerch Strait. The request was made during oral… Continue Reading