Video accusing Russians of purposely burning grain fields in Ukraine spreads

Troops during a military operation in Ukraine (War Ukraine)
Troops during a military operation in Ukraine (War Ukraine). Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. CC BY-SA 2.0.

A video posted on social media this weekend by a Ukrainian government advisor shows soldiers trying to put out fires in grain fields in Ukraine, [Read More…]

Putin’s army accused of massacring its wounded soldiers

Armored column of pro-Russian troops destroyed
Armored column of pro-Russian troops destroyed. Photo: Ukrainian soldiers, Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. CC BY 4.0.

Putin’s commanders have allegedly massacred their own wounded soldiers instead of assisting them on the battlefield, according to what several captured Russian soldiers have revealed [Read More…]

Ukraine accuses Russia of murdering and torturing civilians in Kiev

Military operation in eastern Ukraine (War Ukraine)
Military operation in eastern Ukraine (War Ukraine). Photo: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ukraine on Monday accused Russian troops of forcibly removing residents of the city of Kupiansk and torturing and murdering civilians in Kiev. “On April 29, [Read More…]

Russian soldier’s wife gives him permission to rape Ukrainian women: ‘Just use protection’

Armored column of pro-Russian troops destroyed
Armored column of pro-Russian troops destroyed. Photo: Ukrainian soldiers, Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. CC BY 4.0.

Ukrainian security services intercepted a phone call between a Russian soldier and his wife. In it, the woman can be heard granting permission to rape [Read More…]

Russia denies Moskva sinking after apparent Ukrainian missile attack

Vladimir Putin in 2017
Vladimir Putin in 2017. Photo: The Russian Presidential Press and Information Office. CC BY 4.0.

The cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet, has been hit by Ukrainian missiles, causing “severe damage”, a Ukrainian military source announced. [Read More…]

Thailand abstains in vote to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights Council

London protests against war in Ukraine
Protests against war in Ukraine in London, England (UK). Photo: Garry Knight / flickr. CC0 1.0.

Thailand, highlighting “inclusivity”, abstained from a vote to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights Council over its aggression against Ukraine during the United Nations General [Read More…]