Category: Ukraine
Ukrainian ombudsman explains why he is not communicating with Russian counterpart personally
Pravda Ukraine There has been no personal communication between Dmytro Lubinets, ombudsman for human rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and his Russian counterpart Tatiana Moskalkova, for several months now. Source: Lubinets in an interview for Ukrainska Pravda Quote: “The last time when I personally talked to her was a few months ago. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398196/
Read MoreUkraine is de facto a member of NATO, only political decision left – Ukrainian Defence Minister
Pravda Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s Defence Minister, believes that Ukraine became a de facto member of NATO with the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion, and only a political decision remains to be made for its de jure entry. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398193/
Read MoreRussia sentences oppositionist Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison
Pravda Ukraine A Moscow Court has sentenced Russian opposition politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison on charges of “treason” and spreading “fakes” about the war since April 2022. Source: Russian media outlet RBC Details: The court also fined him RUB 400,000 (approximately USD 4,913) and prohibited him from engaging in journalistic…
Read MoreUkrainian artist Maidukov declines prize shared with Russian woman
Pravda Ukraine Mariia Kabatsii, staff writer at Ukrainska Pravda.Kultura, 17 April 2023 Ukrainian illustrator Serhii Maidukov, who collaborates with such publications as The New Yorker, The Guardian and Die Zeit and who recently created an updated logo for Ukrainian Pravda, refused to personally receive the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for 2023 due to the…
Read More86% of Ukrainian military were physically tortured in Russian captivity
Pravda Ukraine 86% of the Ukrainian soldiers who came back from Russian captivity have stated that they had been subjected to direct physical torture. Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) Commissioner for Human Rights, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398185/
Read MoreFormer head of Kherson railway station arrested for helping to move Russian troop trains
Pravda Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested the former head of the Kherson railway station who helped the Russian Federation move troop trains to Ukraine. Source: Security Service of Ukraine Details: During stabilisation measures in liberated Kherson, the SSU has arrested a local resident who supported the Russian invaders at the beginning…
Read MoreOmbudsman’s office has dozens of videos showing executions of Ukrainian soldiers
Pravda Ukraine Over the past nine months, the Office of the Ombudsman has received “dozens of videos” of public executions of Ukrainian military personnel by Russian soldiers. Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) Commissioner for Human Rights, in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda Quote from Lubinets: “There are [instances of – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398181/
Read MoreFive G7 countries agree to squeeze Russia out of international nuclear fuel market
Pravda Ukraine The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan and France have formed an alliance aimed at squeezing Russia out of the international nuclear energy market. Source: Agreement reached in Sapporo, Japan, on the sidelines of the meeting of G7 countries, as reported by European Pravda, referring to a statement published by the UK…
Read MoreIran sentenced 10 military personnel to prison for downing Ukrainian plane
Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7159945/
Read MoreUkraine’s Defence Minister issues apology for comparing Ukraine’s losses with victims in Türkiye
Pravda Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, Defence Minister of Ukraine, has apologised for his words that the losses on the Ukrainian side during the war were less than the number of victims of the earthquake in Türkiye. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/17/7398175/
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