[243] On 19 August, Russia agreed to allow IAEA inspectors access to the Zaporizhzhia plant from Ukrainian-held territory, after a phone call between the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and Russian president, Vladimir Putin. [33] British journalist Edward Lucas described it as historical revisionism. [624] However, by 3 May, another 8million people were displaced inside Ukraine. Ms Bogner said that states must treat all prisoners of war humanely at all times, from the moment they are captured until their release and repatriation, and that the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment is absolute, even in times of armed conflict. The conditions of confinement documented in this report allegedly include insufficient sanitation, shortages of food and water, cramped conditions, and reported acts consistent with torture. On 25 March, the Russian Defence Ministry said the first stage of the "military operation" in Ukraine was "generally complete", that the Ukrainian military forces had suffered serious losses, and the Russian military would now concentrate on the "liberation of Donbas". [114] Advances from Chernihiv largely halted as a siege began there. The top item was "1000 howitzers caliber 155 mm". [67][68] The first fighting took place in Luhansk Oblast near Milove village on the border with Russia at 3:40a.m. Kyiv time. Protests occurred around the world; those in Russia were met with mass arrests and increased media censorship, including a ban on the words "war" and "invasion". [454], In September 2022, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen delivered a proposal for a long lasting Kyiv Security Compact to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on legally binding security guarantees for Ukraine from a coalition of Western countries to bolster its ability to fend off Russian attacks through extensive joint training, the provision of advanced defense weapons systems, and support to develop the country's own defense industrial base. The prisons use to house Ukrainian POWs was known since 2014. [386] After the invasion, NATO member states including Germany agreed to supply weapons, but NATO as an organisation did not. According to Anton, he was part of a one-for-one swap involving 17 other Russian soldiers, which took place near the Ukrainian city of Melitopol. Around 5,500 Russian troops have died in Ukraine since Aug. 29, according to Ukrainian officials. [331][332] The guided missile cruiser Moskva and patrol boat Vasily Bykov bombarded the island with their deck guns. [72][73] Starting in mid-October, Russian forces launched massive missile strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, intending to knock out energy facilities throughout the country. Ukraine's military command said 200 Russian prisoners of war have been captured since February 24. The vast majority of Ukrainian prisoners who were interviewed said that during their internment they were tortured and ill-treated. Victims are giving their thoughts on the current situation in Ukraine. Now Ukrainian teams are disarming land mines and other unexploded weapons in the recaptured areas and searching for any remaining Russian troops, officials said. [232] During the week of 10 May, Ukrainian troops began to take military action to dislodge Russian forces installing themselves on Snake Island in the Black Sea approximately 200 kilometres (120mi) from Odesa. Russian War Update: An (Orthodox) Christmas Cease-Fire? The number of soldiers who are dying every day keeps increasing. Ukrainian officials have spoken of establishing territorial defense units and partisan warfare, but they admit that these resources are insufficient to thwart a Russian As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, it does so while featuring neo-nazi mercenaries from groups like the Wagner Group and others. "[56][57] In his speech, Putin said he had no plans to occupy Ukrainian territory and that he supported the right of the Ukrainian people to self-determination. ", "US intelligence helped Ukraine sink Russia's flagship cruiser Moskva", "Ukrainian Military Says Drone Destroys Russian Landing Craft Near Snake Island In Black Sea", "Russian landing craft in Black Sea's Snake Island sunk in drone strike, claims Ukraine", "Ukraine Strikes Back: Su-27s Bomb Occupied Snake Island In Daring Raid", "Lavrov said Russians would let through ships carrying grain if Ukraine demined ports", "Russia's Lavrov Warns of 'Real' Danger of World War III", "Angry Putin wields energy, nuclear threats against West", "C.I.A. [403] The Ministry of Defense developed the draft decree stating that the reason behind this decision was Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The Ukrainian military said it had freed more than 20 settlements in 24 hours. Please try again later. Ukrainian Energy System Being Restored After Attack (5:42 p.m.). He believes instead that explosives planted inside the prison by Russian personnel were remotely detonated, using the racket of the rocket salvo and the possibility of counter-battery fire as a cover. KYIV, Ukraine In early April, after Russian forces took control of the southeastern city of Berdyansk, they made local police officer Yuri Mykytenko an offer: He could stay on the job so. According to Ms. Bogner: This is all the more worrying since we have documented that prisoners of war in the power of the Russian Federation and held by the Russian Federations armed forces or by affiliated armed groups have suffered torture and ill-treatment, and in some places of detention lack adequate food, water, healthcare, and sanitation. The U.N. Human Rights Office said last week that 5,767 civilians have been killed so far. Ukraine said the Russians continued shelling Nikopol across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia power plant, damaging several buildings there and leaving Europes largest nuclear facility in a precarious position. She added that 15,000 people were missing, many of them civilians. [68][67] The Pentagon confirmed on 6 April that the Russian army had left Chernihiv Oblast, but Sumy Oblast remained contested. Meanwhile in Russia, signs of disarray emerged as Russian military bloggers and other commentators chastised the Kremlin for failing to mobilize more forces and take stronger action against Ukraine. [188] By 17 April, Russian forces had surrounded the factory. [266] On 15 November 2022, Russia fired 85 missiles at the Ukrainian Power Grid, causing major power outages in Kyiv and neighboring regions. These are the voices of Russian prisoners of war now held by Ukraine.. Watch the video above for more on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [458][473][474], On 4 November 2022 the Pentagon announced a $400 million USAI security assistance package to refurbish 45 T-72 tanks from the Czech Republic with "advanced optics, communications and armor packages";[475] in addition 1,100 Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned aerial systems (UASs), and "40 armored riverine boats" were in the package. [58] He said the purpose of the "operation" was to "protect the people" in the predominantly Russian-speaking region of Donbas who he falsely claimed that "for eight years now, [had] been facing humiliation and genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime". It did not elaborate. [503][l] Hodges projects that an armoured division is the goal,[504] with 26 Czech Dana M2 self-propelled howitzers, 18 US Paladin self-propelled howitzers, UK 30 AS90 self-propelled guns, several dozen French AMX-10 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 40 German Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), 50 US Bradley IFVs, the afore-mentioned 14 Challenger 2 tanks and 12 Leopard 2 tanks, and the 90 T-72 tanks to augment the current tanks which Ukraine already possesses. On 7 July, it was reported that after the Russians captured the nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia earlier in the invasion, they installed heavy artillery and mobile missile launchers between the separate reactor walls of the nuclear installation, using it as a shield against possible Ukrainian counterattack. [227] Georgi Gotev, writing for Reuters on 22 April, noted that occupying Ukraine from Odesa to Transnistria would transform it into a landlocked nation without any practical access to the Black Sea. 10 60mm mortar systems; Krakow, Poland on July 3rd, 2022. 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", "Rastet chislo rossiyan, pretenduyushchikh na pravo vremennogo prozhivaniya v Kazakhstane", "Russians who left their country since the invasion of Ukraine BBC News", "Georgia, a bleak new home for Russian exiles", "Fleeing Putin's Russia: Exiles search for new identity, but find new problems", "Nearly 4M Russians Left Russia in Early 2022 FSB", "Over 194,000 Russians flee call-up to neighboring countries", "More Russians Flee Than Join Putin's Army After War Call-Up", "What is the Homes for Ukraine refugees scheme and how do you apply? [234][235], On 23 July, CNBC reported a Russian missile strike on Ukrainian port Odesa stating that the action was swiftly condemned by world leaders, a dramatic revelation amid a recently U.N. and Turkish-brokered deal that secured a sea corridor for grains and other foodstuff exports. [211] On 22 May, the BBC reported that after the fall of Mariupol, Russia had intensified offensives in Luhansk and Donetsk while concentrating missile attacks and intense artillery fire on Sievierodonetsk, the largest city under Ukrainian control in Luhansk province. [158] On 27 March, Ukrainian deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna said that "(m)ore than 85 percent of the whole town is destroyed. Further four were killed when Russian forces started a fire at Sadivska. Ukraine: Older people face heightened risks, unable to access housing in displacement following Russian invasion new report, Russia: Opposition politician Ilya Yashin sentenced to eight and half years in jail for denouncing Russias war crimes in Ukraine, Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Lack of protection against domestic violence exacerbated by crises and traditional values new report, Russia: Proposed bill that removes criminal liability for war crimes is impunity made law. [302], On 3 September 2022, an IAEA delegation visited the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia and on 6 September a report was published documenting damages and threats to the plant security caused by external shelling and presence of occupational troops in the plant. A fourth, southern, front originating in occupied Crimea and Russia's Rostov oblast with an eastern axis towards Odesa and a western area of operations toward Mariupol was opened by the Southern Military District, including the 58th, 49th, and 8th Combined Arms Army, the latter also commanding the 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the Russian separatist forces in Donbas. [328][329][330] On 24 February, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine announced that an attack on Snake Island by Russian Navy ships had begun. [136][137] On 25 February, Russian units from the DPR moves on Mariupol and were defeated near Pavlopil. [269] By 11 January 2023, another change in high command put Valery Gerasimov as the general in charge of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. According to Oryxspioenkop only 250 howitzers have been promised or delivered. [486] About 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles were in the US drawdown package; several dozen AMX-10s were available from France. [289][290], On 9 November, defence minister Shoigu ordered Russian forces to leave part of Kherson Oblast, including the city of Kherson, and move to the eastern bank of the Dnieper. [292], Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces launched another surprise counteroffensive on 6 September in the Kharkiv region,[253] beginning near Balakliia. "While the recent visits are important progress, the ICRC must be granted unimpeded access to see all prisoners of war repeatedly and in private, wherever they are held," the ICRC statement also said. [400], As of 11 April 2022, Ukraine had been provided with approximately 25,000 anti-air and 60,000 anti-tank weapon systems by the US and its allies. (AP Photo/Pavel Dorogoy) 8 Mar 2022 For Lute, this contrasted sharply with the vast size of the Ukrainian conscription of all-male Ukrainian citizens between 16 and 60 years of age, but without adequate weapons in Ukraine's highly limited stockpiles of weapons. Watch live and get text updates as Zelensky speaks to House and Congress members via video link. [614] The invasion has also had a negative impact upon the cultural heritage of Ukraine,[615] with over 500 Ukrainian cultural heritage sites, including cultural centers, theatres, museums, and churches, having been impacted by "Russian aggression", and Ukraine's Minister of Culture calling it cultural genocide. 5 July 2022. KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukrainian troops expanded their territorial gains Monday, pushing all the way to the countrys northeastern border in places, and claimed to have captured a record number of Russian soldiers as part of the lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat. This is something everyone is conscious of, but sadly no proper measures are taken to save them. Don't. In a reminder of the wars toll, a council member in Izium accused enemy forces of killing civilians and committing other atrocities. [85] On 18 April, retired Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, the former US ambassador to NATO, reported in a PBS NewsHour interview that Russia had repositioned its troops to initiate a new assault on Eastern Ukraine which would be limited to Russia's original deployment of 150,000 to 190,000 troops for the invasion, though the troops were being well supplied from adequate weapon stockpiles in Russia. The report cited the head of the local administration in Logachevka, who said Ukrainian troops opened fire at a border checkpoint. Ukraine probably wouldnt have used a HIMARS to hit a target in Olenivka. However, it seems that the real number is even higher. [431] The 19th US presidential drawdown package (19 Aug 2022) was a $775 million package, which included additional HIMARS rocket pods, 16 105mm howitzers with 36,000 artillery rounds (this supplements the UK's past contributions of 105mm howitzers), 1000 anti-armor Javelins, 2000 anti-armor rounds for the Swedish Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle, 1,500 tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missiles (BGM-71 TOWs), additional AGM-88 HARM air-launched[432]:4:17 anti-radiation missiles that home on radar sites, 15 ScanEagle UAVs (to guide Ukrainian artillery), 40 mine flail vehicles to clear out minefields, 50 HMMWVs, tactical secure communication systems, demolition munitions, night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders. Even more notable, such criticism seeped onto state-controlled Russian TV. [257][258] He also said that his country will use "all means" to "defend itself". Matilda Bogner, Head of the UNs human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, said that, over the past few months, her team had interviewed 159 prisoners of war or POWs - both men and women, held by Russia, and 175 male prisoners of war held by Ukraine. [308], The base is located near the town of Novofedorivka, which is popular with tourists. [360][361] On 14 April, CIA director William Burns said that "potential desperation" in the face of defeat could encourage President Putin to use tactical nuclear weapons. Belarus Says it Downed Missile Fired From Ukraine (1:55 p.m.). [171] On 31 March, the Ukrainian military confirmed Izium was under Russian control,[172][173] and PBS News reported renewed shelling and missile attacks in Kharkiv, as bad or worse than before, as peace talks with Russia were to resume in Istanbul. Mariupol which is located in the southeast, Kharkiv and North-east Bilohorivka are the areas that suffer from heavy causalities. [254] By 7 September, Ukrainian forces had advanced some 20 kilometres (12mi) into Russian occupied territory and claimed to have recaptured approximately 400 square kilometres (150sqmi). [176] By 7 April, the renewed massing of Russian invasion troops and tank divisions around the towns of Izium, Sloviansk, and Kramatorsk prompted Ukrainian government officials to advise the remaining residents near the eastern border of Ukraine to evacuate to western Ukraine within 23 days, given the absence of arms and munitions previously promised to Ukraine by then. Even pro-Russian militants appear to believe the POWs were deliberately killed by Russian forces. [162][163], In the east, Russian troops attempted to capture Kharkiv, less than 35 kilometres (22mi) from the Russian border,[164][165] and met strong Ukrainian resistance. [179] As of 30 April, a NATO official described Russian advances as "uneven" and "minor". Videos of PoWs used for Ukraine propaganda, but there is an authentic sense of regret among Russian servicemen . A Ukrainian soldier helps a wounded fellow soldier on the road in the freed territory in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine. They seem to be devastated by the happenings. As of 16 November 2022 the NASAMS had a 100% kill rate against their targets. [502] (Compare to the 4 November 2022 entry in which 90 T-72 tanks were being refurbished by Czech suppliers, with estimated delivery by year-end 2022). [382], Between 2014 and 2021, the UK, US, EU, and NATO provided mostly non-lethal military aid to Ukraine. [521] The sanctions targeted individuals, banks, businesses, monetary exchanges, bank transfers, exports, and imports. [562], Combat deaths can be inferred from a variety of sources, including satellite photos and videos of military action. The U.N. human rights office said last month that its monitors had not been allowed access to Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia. [155] By 18 March, Mariupol was completely encircled and fighting reached the city centre, hampering efforts to evacuate civilians. [507], Although NATO and the EU have publicly taken a strict policy of "no boots on the ground" in Ukraine,[508] the United States has significantly increased the secret involvement of special operations military and CIA operatives in support of Ukrainian forces since the beginning of the invasion. (AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news, left the Kremlin struggling for a response, Europes largest nuclear facility in a precarious position. And the buildings exterior remains essentially intact. [59] Putin said that Russia sought the "demilitarisation and denazification" of Ukraine. [247][248], Shelling hit coal ash dumps at the neighbouring coal-fired power station on 23 August, and ash was on fire by 25 August. Ukraine Says Russia May Have Staged Provocation in Belarus (6:47 p.m.), Ukraines Defense Ministry said that the reported shootdown of a rocket over Belarus may have been a deliberate provocation made by Russia., Ukraine is aware of the Kremlins desperate and persistent efforts to involve Belarus in its aggressive war against Ukraine, the ministry said in the statement on its website. Denounced by Ukraine's government and its allies as sham elections, the official results showed overwhelming majorities in favor of annexation. In some areas of the front, our defenders reached the state border with the Russian Federation, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region. [184][185] Its units were deployed to the front around the time of Ukraine's 9 September Kharkiv oblast counteroffensive, in time to join the Russian retreat, leaving behind tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and personnel carriers: the 3AC "melted away" according to Forbes, having little or no impact on the battlefield along with other irregular forces. [133] On 26 February, the siege of Mariupol began as the attack moved east linking to separatist-held Donbas. [275], The 109th DPR Regiment, which was a conscript unit that was known to serve on garrison duty in the Kherson area, was reported to have withdrawn from it. 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[297] On the morning of 10 September, photos emerged claiming to depict Ukrainian troops raising the Ukrainian flag in the centre of Kupiansk,[298] and the Institute for the Study of War said Ukrainian forces had captured approximately 2,500 square kilometres (970sqmi) by effectively exploiting their breakthrough. No other buildings were damaged (as can be seen in satellite photos) and no guards were killed. Their number is constantly changing due to regular exchanges. "[198], On 16 May, the Ukrainian General staff announced that the Mariupol garrison had "fulfilled its combat mission" and that final evacuations from the Azovstal steel factory had begun. [667] Reactions to the invasion have varied considerably across a broad spectrum of concerns including public response, media responses, peace efforts, and the examination of the legal implications of the invasion. [387] The International Criminal Court opened an investigation into crimes against humanity in Ukraine since 2013, as well as war crimes in the 2022 invasion. Now he says there's no plan to take over", "Russian Rhetoric Ahead of Attack Against Ukraine: Deny, Deflect, Mislead", "Velvyslanec Ukrajiny v esku denn promlouv, rusk ml a je 'neviditeln', "The Hard-Line Russian Advisers Who Have Putin's Ear", "New National Security Strategy Is a Paranoid's Charter", "Russia's security strategy envisages 'forceful methods', "Putin's inner circle: Who has the Russian president's ear on the war in Ukraine? GENEVA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gained access to both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war last week and more visits are planned in what it described in a Thursday statement as "important progress". Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus . Sarah Rainford. In response, reactor 5's back-up generators and coolant pumps started up, and reactor 6 reduced generation. [78] On the southern front, Russian forces captured the major city of Kherson on 2 March. [517] A video uploaded online showed armed Central African paramilitaries preparing to fight in Ukraine with Russian troops. The cause of the explosions is unknown, but may have been long-range missiles, sabotage by special forces or an accident;[307] Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi claimed on 7 September that it had been a Ukrainian missile attack. On 21 February 2022, Russia recognised the Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic, two self-proclaimed breakaway quasi-states in the Donbas. 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