Oorlog in Oekraïne #955

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Ukrainian POW sentenced to life for defending Mariupol in brutal Russian replay of fake occupation court ‘trial’
Russia has plunged to a new low with its staged ‘appeal’ and life sentence against a Ukrainian prisoner of war seized while defending Mariupol

A Russian court of appeal has changed to life imprisonment the 22-year sentence passed by an unrecognized occupation ‘court’ against Ukrainian prisoner of war Denys Rashplia. The sentences were clearly based on ‘confessions’ tortured out of the Ukrainian POW, with the ‘prosecution appeal’ and massively increased sentence an additional cruel form of torture.

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Russian occupiers force residents of occupied territories to testify against Ukraine
Russian occupiers promise residents of temporarily occupied territories to pay up to 100,000 rubles for evidence of crimes by Ukraine, according to the National Resistance Center (NRC).

It is noted that to do this, one must write a statement that you or your family members, including children, have been affected by shelling by Ukraine. Residents of Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and other cities in the east, which Russia wiped off the face of the earth during liberation, are encouraged to write statements.

These statements are then supposed to contribute to the narrative about the crimes of the Defense Forces, which, according to the logic of insane propagandists, shelled cities that they controlled.

"For the sake of forming a parallel reality, the Russians cynically promise money to people whom they have deprived of earnings so that they shift the blame for the crimes onto the other side," the message reads.

Situation in the occupied territories
Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine are preparing to call teenagers to military service and are completing the formation of lists.

In addition, the aggressor is taking Ukrainian children from the temporarily occupied territories and trying to assimilate them with Russians, killing their national identity.

Moscow also demands from the occupation authorities in the temporarily occupied territories complete passportization of the population by 2026. However, residents continue to ignore the issuance of Russian documents.

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Defence Forces destroyed the Russian Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in the Donetsk region

The Defense Forces destroyed the enemy’s 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in the Donetsk region.

The Russian self-propelled howitzer was hit by a Ukrainian FPV strike drone operated by the operator of the Eyes of Retribution group of the 59th Separate Infantry Brigade.

Volunteer and blogger Serhii Sternenko published a video of the Ukrainian defenders’ combat mission.

Judging by the footage, the Russian artillery system was in a combat position in a ready-to-fire configuration.

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Trump posted this controversial picture on social media. Hear how Biden responded
Former President Donald Trump posted a video that shows an image of Biden hog-tied in the back of a pick-up truck on his social media site Truth Social. The Biden campaign says Trump is inciting political violence. CNN's Steve Contorno reports.

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Smerconish: 'A mistake' to ignore or disrespect Trump and his supporters
After Ronna McDaniel's hiring and firing, says CNN's Michael Smerconish, it's a mistake to ignore or disrespect Trump and his supporters. "Of course, no one's views should be aired without challenge. That's a journalist's responsibility...I'm advocating for balance. Why would anyone want to watch a discussion of the news that only reinforces beliefs, and doesn't challenge people to think?"

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Ex-Trump defense secretary explains why he could end up voting for Biden
Mark Esper, who served as defense secretary under former President Donald Trump, says that he cannot vote for Donald Trump and every day the former president "does something crazy" he gets closer to supporting President Biden in the 2024 election.

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'It's smart': Republican pollster reacts to new Biden ad that uses Trump's words
President Biden's campaign has released a new ad featuring presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as part of a strategy to court former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's supporters. Republican pollster gives his take on the strategy.

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Central Asian migrants face xenophobic backlash in Russia after Moscow terror attack
The four men accused of a deadly terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall last week were quickly identified by Russian authorities as being from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia.

In the hours after the attack, videos began surfacing on Russian social media channels of the police detaining and brutally abusing the alleged attackers, with one appearing to show a suspect having part of his ear cut off and subsequently forced into his mouth. The men had been in Russia as migrant workers on either temporary or expired visas, authorities said.

Russians are understandably shocked and saddened by the attack. But in the days since, that emotion – combined with the disturbing videos – appears to have unleashed a wave of xenophobia from some towards Central Asian migrant workers in general.

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European Parliament calls for action over Russian meddling reports
Following claims that Russia may have bribed certain MEPs to support its propaganda, members of the European Parliament demanded an immediate debate and inquiry.

Fearing the influence of the controversy on the approaching June European Parliament elections, political groups in the European Parliament announced that they would debate the matter and urge prompt action regarding the accusations of Russian meddling, Politico reported.

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Op zondag 31 maart 2024 14:00 schreef Discombobulate het volgende:
ZIjn er filmpjes van die ODABs? Dat lijkt wel een nuke joh.

Russian army used the heavy aerial bomb ODAB-1500 against Sumy region of Ukraine for the first time

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1.) !! During the strikes in Sumy Region, the Russian army used the heavy aerial bomb ODAB-1500 against Ukraine for the first time

This information comes from Bild expert Julian Röpke, who referenced a video published by Russian channels.

2.) ?Russians used the ODAB-1500 heavy aerial bomb for the first time in Sumy Oblast, -- BILD.

It's thermobaric projectile from the USSR, which releases a flammable liquid in the form of an aerosol and sets it on fire approximately 10 meters before hitting the target.

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Mavic drone destroyed the Russian T-90M near Avdiivka

A Ukrainian drone uses a grenade to destroy a Russian T-90M Proryv tank in the Donetsk region.

The Shadow unit published a video of the enemy tank’s destruction.

The abandoned T-90M of the invaders was discovered on one of the sections of the eastern front.

It is not known why the Russians abandoned their tank. However, Ukrainian defenders decided to destroy it.

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Finnish foreign minister admits possibility of sending foreign troops to Ukraine
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has not ruled out the possibility of sending foreign troops to Ukraine in the future, though she said there is no need for this at the moment.

Source: Valtonen in an interview with the Financial Times, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Valtonen believes that French President Emmanuel Macron did the right thing when he made Russia wonder what the limits of Western support for Ukraine might be.

"Now’s not the time to send boots on the ground, and we are not even willing to discuss it at this stage. But for the long term, of course we shouldn’t be ruling anything out," the minister stressed.

Background: In March, Macron stated that a possible deployment of Western troops to Ukraine "cannot be ruled out". He later added that his controversial words had been carefully thought through.

Later, commenting on the idea he raised, Macron stressed that if such a scenario were to be implemented, French forces would not go on the offensive against Russia.

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Paris mayor says Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome in Paris during Olympics
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has stated that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be welcome at the Olympic Games to be held in the French capital this year.

Source: French news agency AFP, citing Hidalgo, as reported by European Pravda

Details: "I want to tell Russian and Belarusian athletes that they are not welcome in Paris," she said.

The mayor also expressed support for Ukrainian athletes and the entire Ukrainian people.

Hidalgo made her comments during a trip to Kyiv, where she visited a training centre for Ukrainian athletes.

Russian athletes can attend the Olympic Games in Paris, which will run from 26 July to 11 August, but only on a neutral basis.

In addition, Russia and Belarus have been banned from participating in the opening ceremony, which will take place on the River Seine in the heart of the city.

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Swiss oil trader hired a lobbyist to avoid sanctions for transactions with the Russian Federation
Nils Trost, founder of Paramount, pays lobbyist Ankit Desai $100,000 a month to avoid US sanctions over his Russian oil deals. Source: AML

With the help of Desai, who served on Senator Biden's staff in 2005, Swiss oil trader Paramount Energy & Commodities SA LLC avoided potential sanctions from the US government after coming under scrutiny by the British government over its dealings in Russian oil.

As for Niels Trost, the veteran Dutch trader sought advice from Ankit Desai on whether the United States government was going to impose sanctions on him and his companies, a copy of a lobbying contract with the US Department of Justice revealed, a media source said.

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Militarization of children in Belarus
The authorities under the leadership of Alexander Lukashenko continue to actively involve schoolchildren in their “militia”. The next step in this direction was the provision of firearms to children.
Lukashenko’s “siloviki” regularly try to interest schoolchildren in working in the “police”, promoting the idea of ​​serving in the security forces as prestigious and noble.
According to reports and eyewitness accounts, children are traditionally given weapons, shields and helmets at public events marking various holidays or commemorative events. It's an impressive show that portrays schoolchildren as future "defenders of the regime," justifying their involvement in potentially dangerous situations.
This method highlights the trend towards militarization, which is part of the regime's overall drive to tighten control and suppress opposition.

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Budanov says Russian 1.5 ton bomb dropped on Sumy Oblast has been used before
Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov refuted on March 31 earlier claims by Ukrainian military officials that Russia dropped a 1.5 ton (3,300 lbs) bomb on Sumy Oblast for the first time.

The UPAB-1500B gliding bomb was first unveiled at a Russian arms expo in 2019.

The 117th Brigade of Ukraine's Armed Forces claimed on March 30 that Russian forces had used the bomb for the first time in an attack on the community of Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy Oblast.

Budanov said in comments on national television that it was not the first time Russian forces have used such a weapon in Ukraine.

"I can directly deny it," Budanov said.

"There's nothing new in this," he added.

The Ukrainian military-focused media outlet Defense Express, citing unnamed sources, claimed earlier in March that the bomb had been used for the first time, but did not specify where.

Residents of the vulnerable communities along Sumy Oblast's northeastern border experience daily attacks from nearby Russian forces. Russia has intensified assaults in recent weeks, leading to large-scale evacuations from the region.

Russia attacked 12 communities along the Sumy Oblast border on March 30, causing 254 explosions in the area, the regional military administration reported.

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Ukrainian Police Identify Over 100 Russian Soldiers Who Committed War Crimes in Bucha
Police say they’ve been able to gather a massive amount of data on the alleged war criminals, including their phone numbers and the names of their relatives.

Ukrainian police officers have identified more than 1,000 Russian troops who invaded Bucha at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 – including more than 100 military personnel who it alleges committed war crimes.

“The city was under occupation for 28 days. Kidnapping, torture, rape, looting and murder of civilians, including children, is not a complete list of what the Russian military committed there during this time. Ukrainian police officers carefully documented these war crimes for the International Criminal Court,” Ukraine's National Police wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday, March 31.

National Police investigators interviewed hundreds of witnesses and victims, conducted hundreds of interrogations, performed experiments and investigations at the scenes of events, and they studied terabytes of data from external surveillance cameras, Ukrinform reported.

The police say they gathered a detailed array of information about the Russian soldiers who were in Bucha including personal data such as the positions they held in the military, their division by platoons and departments, information on the weapons and equipment they carried, their places of residence, phone numbers and even data about their relatives.

“The information we received allowed us to map the movement routes of the occupiers with a specific time and place, and this, in turn, made it possible to identify the presence of a specific unit at the scene of the crime at the time of its commission. We were able to analyze the complete structure of the occupiers' strike groups of the so-called BTGs (battalion-tactical groups), the structure of their leadership, the types and demarcation of equipment and weapons,” senior investigator Ivan Dulkai said.

March 31, when much of the world is celebrating Easter, marks the second anniversary of Bucha’s liberation. In Bucha, the world saw some of the first evidence of large-scale atrocities being committed by Russian occupation forces.

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The Russians lost 12 tanks and 8 IFVs during an attempted assault near Tonenke

During an attempted assault near the village of Tonenke, located near Avdiyivka, Russians lost 12 tanks and 8 IFVs.

OSINT analyst Kriegsforscher reported on this in his X (ex-Twitter).

It is reported that the enemy involved 36 tanks and 12 infantry fighting vehicles in the assault on March 30.

The tanks belonged to the 6th Regiment of the 90th Tank Division, and it became known that the equipment was located around the coordinates 48.14551743810157, 37.621891960517885.

The means of destruction used to disable such a large number of armored vehicles are not disclosed, and the details of this battle remain unknown.

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The Russians shot down their Kh-101 missile in the Saratov region

Russia shot down its own Kh-101 cruise missile over the Saratov region during the missile attack on Ukraine.

Militarnyi reports on this.

The local media of the aggressor country published photos of the missile wreckage. At the same time, Russia claimed that it had shot down an allegedly Ukrainian UAV.

In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 31, 2024, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with missiles of various types.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russian invaders launched 14 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers from a launch area in the Saratov region.

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Russian Federation officially blames Ukraine for terrorist attack in Crocus City
Russia has officially accused Ukraine of involvement in the terrorist attack in Crocusa. This is stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“The investigative actions carried out by the Russian competent authorities indicate that the traces of the latest terrorist attacks lead to Ukraine. Russia has passed a demand to the Ukrainian authorities for the arrest and extradition of all persons involved,” the statement reads.

Russia also demands that Ukraine arrest the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Malyuk, in connection with his statements about his involvement in the undermining of the Crimean bridge and the murder of a number of people in Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry threatened Ukraine with liability for “violating its obligations under anti-terrorist conventions”.


The Security Service of Ukraine has commented on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s accusations of terrorism and the arrest of its head Malyuk

“Trying to appeal to the norms of international law, namely the convention on combating terrorism, the Russian Foreign Ministry forgets that it is Putin who is officially on the international wanted list and is waiting for him at the Hague Tribunal.”

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Russia demands extradition of Ukraine security chief and others for ‘terrorism’
SBU dismisses demand as pointless and hypocritical, ‘coming from the terrorist state itself’

Russia has demanded that Ukraine extradite a number of people, including the head of the country’s SBU security service, over claims they are connected with “terrorist” acts.

The SBU immediately dismissed the Russian demand as “pointless” and said the Russian foreign ministry had “forgotten” that Vladimir Putin was the subject of an international arrest warrant.

A Russian foreign ministry statement listed violent incidents that have occurred in Russia since the full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, including bombings that killed the daughter of a prominent nationalist and a war blogger, and an incident in which a writer was seriously hurt.

The ministry said investigation of these incidents showed that “the traces of these crimes lead to Ukraine”.

“Russia has turned over to Ukrainian authorities its demands … for the immediate arrest and extradition of all those connected to the terrorist acts in question,” the statement said.

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Op maandag 1 april 2024 10:20 schreef bianconeri het volgende:

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Het gaat er niet om of 1 van die verkiezingen net zo veel invloed zouden hebben, dat zegt niemand.

Alleen dat buitenlandse politiek niets direct te maken heeft met nieuws over de oorlog zelf.

Politiek bespreken doe je in POL.
Dit gaat over de oorlog.
POL is gwn off topic hier.