Category: Ukraine
Number of executions of Ukrainian POWs increases every month – Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office
Pravda Ukraine Prosecutors have initiated 13 cases into the executions of 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war in October and November, which is a third of all such proceedings in 2024. Source: Taras Semkiv, Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in the Context of Armed Conflict at the Prosecutor General’s Office, on the…
Read MoreNew US sanctions mark end of EU energy payments via Russia’s Gazprombank
Pravda Ukraine New US sanctions against Moscow could shut down the only channel for European clients to pay for Russian gas, increase volatility in Russia’s currency market, and push Moscow closer to Beijing’s orbit. Source: Reuters Details: Washington imposed new sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank on 21 November, banning the state-controlled bank from conducting any new…
Read MoreMan admits torching Ukraine-linked business in UK, taking pay from foreign intelligence
Jerusalem Post Jake Reeves, 22, pleaded guilty at London’s Woolwich Crown Court to charges of aggravated arson on the premises belonging to a “Mr X” on an industrial estate in east London in March. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-830297
Read MoreMerkel does not accept criticism and believes she is being made “scapegoat” for war in Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that she is being made a “scapegoat” for the war in Ukraine due to her position at the NATO summit in 2008, when she blocked Kyiv’s path to a Membership Action Plan. Source: Merkel in an interview with Spiegel on the occasion of the release of her…
Read MoreUkraine’s Defence Intelligence head explains features of Russian experimental missile that struck Dnipro
Pravda Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, states that as of October 2024, Russia was supposed to have manufactured two experimental missile samples from the Kedr missile system, one of which targeted Dnipro on 21 November. Source: Budanov during the Genocidal practices of the Russian Federation in Ukraine discussion, writes Interfax-Ukraine Quote: “I…
Read MoreS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl sold 1 million copies
Pravda Ukraine S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has surpassed the milestone of 1 million copies sold just two days after its release. Source: Studio GSC Game World No wonder it feels a bit crowdy in the Zone. A million copies were sold, and much more stalkers joined the artifact hunt with Game Pass. This is…
Read MoreNearly 580,000 Russians fighting against Ukraine – intelligence
Pravda Ukraine Ukrainian intelligence has revealed that the ground component of Russian forces involved in combat against Ukraine, including troops stationed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, numbers nearly 580,000 personnel. Source: Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine Quote: “Nearly 580,000 is the ground component directly engaged…
Read MoreWest considers arming Ukraine for punishing blow against Russia – NYT
Pravda Ukraine US and European officials see deterrence as a possible guarantee of security for Ukraine, in particular through the creation of conventional weapons stockpiles that would allow for an effective strike in the event of a possible ceasefire violation by Russia. Source: The New York Times Quote from NYT: “US and European officials are…
Read MoreIMF believes funding Ukraine now is more cost-effective for partners than to risk its defeat
Pravda Ukraine Ukraine has demonstrated that it is a reliable borrower with a sound debt repayment plan, making it more advantageous for its partners to provide funding now and prevent Ukraine’s defeat in the war. Source: Priscilla Toffano, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative in Ukraine, during the Reform Matrix: Foundations for Strengthening Economic Growth…
Read MoreUkraine’s government wants to increase payment to families of non-regular defenders who were killed in first month of full-scale invasion
Pravda Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers (Ukrainian government) has approved a draft law to increase the one-time monetary compensation for families of deceased non-regular fighters [the civilians who were not part of the regular armed forces or any other military unit but voluntarily defended Ukraine at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine –…
Read More