At least 4,731 civilians were killed in Ukraine during the war, UNHCR said
At least 4,731 civilians have been killed since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, although actual numbers are likely to be much higher given the difficult nature of collecting accurate data during the war.
Matilda Bogner, head of the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, said in a presentation on the human rights situation in the country on Wednesday morning that “civilians continue to bear the brunt of hostilities” in Ukraine.
Bogner said more than 10,000 people were officially documented as being killed or injured, including several hundred children, between the start of the conflict on February 24th and May 15th. The data are largely based on on-site visits and interviews with victims and witnesses of human rights violations.
“I emphasize that the actual figures are significantly higher,” she added.
Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure, from homes to educational and places of worship, are not in line with international humanitarian law, Bognor said. On a much smaller scale, it also appears that the Ukrainian armed forces have not complied with the law in the eastern part of the country, she added.
“Holly Eliat.”
What to expect from this NATO summit and what has already happened
NATO leaders are gathering in Madrid to outline their vision for the West’s security agenda.
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The NATO summit in Madrid will be historic, said its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, with an agreement to admit new members and a proposal for a new “strategic concept”, which will be a plan for, he said. “Take NATO into the future in a more competitive and dangerous world.”
As the alliance is ready to shift its defenses, Stoltenberg said the summit would be “historic and transformative” for the alliance.
NATO has already reached an agreement that allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance after Turkey withdrew its opposition to the candidacy. He has also already announced that he will massively increase his rapid reaction force to 300,000, compared to the current level of about 40,000 troops.
Speaking to the press after arriving at Wednesday’s summit, Hadley Gamble of CNBC asked Stoltenberg about the schedule and structure of these additional troops.
“I expect them to be available and ready next year, that’s the plan. These forces will be paid for and organized by the various NATO allies,” he said, and will then be pre-deployed in certain NATO territories, most in the eastern part of the alliance. , where they will train and gain experience with this field.
Pre-positioned heavy equipment and pre-assigned forces in certain countries would allow NATO to strengthen its deterrents and defenses, Stoltenberg said.
“Holly Eliat.”
“Russian terror” is responsible for the deaths of many innocent Ukrainian civilians, says Zelensky
Rescuers at the site of a shopping center affected by a Russian missile strike in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, on June 27, 2022. Ukraine’s interior minister said yesterday that there were no survivors under the rubble due to the fire that spread through the building after the missile strike.
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said Russia is responsible for “state terrorism” in Ukraine, with more than 2,800 Russian missiles hitting its cities so far during the war.
In his last address last night, Zelensky said he attended a special meeting of the UN Security Council convened at Ukraine’s request on Tuesday to “use all international leverage to bring Russia to justice for state terrorism.” “
“For everything done by the Russian army against the Ukrainians in Kremenchuk, in Ochakov, in Lisichansk, in Kharkov, in the Dnieper, in many, many other cities of Ukraine. As of tonight, the total number of Russian missiles that have hit our cities is 2,811. And there are many more air bombs, many artillery shells, “he said.
The President noted that the UN Security Council is silent today to honor the memory of all Ukrainians killed by the Russian army so far during the conflict, noting that “members of the Russian delegation looked at all those present at the Security Council and also so they decided to stand up … but everyone knows that this is Russian terror, it is the Russian state that is killing innocent people in this war against the Ukrainian people. “
Charred goods in a grocery store at the destroyed Amstor mall in Kremenchuk, on June 28, 2022, one day after being hit by a Russian missile strike, according to Ukrainian authorities.
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Russia has again been charged with war crimes after a Russian missile hit a shopping center in Kremenchuk in central Ukraine. The crash killed at least 20 civilians shopping in the building and injured at least 59 people, with others still unknown. Ukraine’s interior minister said yesterday that there were no survivors under the rubble due to the fire that spread through the building after the rocket strike.
Russia has repeatedly denied attacking civilians or civilian infrastructure, despite numerous cases that refute these allegations. It also spreads lies and misinformation about such attacks; on Tuesday, Russia said it was targeting a weapons depot donated by the United States and Europe near the mall, a claim rejected by Ukraine.
“Holly Eliat.”
“We are in a hybrid war,” said the German foreign minister
German Foreign Minister Analena Burbock described the situation facing the country as a “hybrid war”, with the conflict in Ukraine having profound consequences for the energy landscape in Europe and Germany must introduce plans in case gas supplies – which are supplied by “Nord Stream 1” from Russia to Germany – are interrupted by Moscow.
“Now in Germany we are faced with the question that if there is no gas coming through Nord Stream 1 … we have to decide which institution can be cut off from the network,” Bearbock told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble on Tuesday.
“We are in a time of war, in Ukraine people are dying, but we are in a hybrid war, where the war is also being fought. [fought] of energy, “Burbock said.
Germany relies particularly on Russian gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline. Before the war, there were plans to double that supply with a second pipeline, Nord Stream 2, despite concerns about the pipeline from the United States, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries, especially Poland.
The gigantic energy infrastructure project, although fully built and operational, has been put on ice – perhaps permanently – due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Holly Eliat.”
NATO is concluding an agreement with Turkey to allow Sweden and Finland to join
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson hold a press conference after their meeting in Harpsund, Sweden, on 13 June 2022.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the world’s most powerful military alliance has reached an agreement to accept Sweden and Finland after resolving the concerns of stubborn Turkey.
The pressure to add Sweden and Finland to the world’s most powerful military alliance comes as Russia’s attack on Ukraine heightens fears in other countries in the region. Moscow, long fears of NATO enlargement, has opposed plans by both sides to join the alliance.
Both Finland and Sweden already meet many of the requirements for NATO membership. Some of the requirements include a functioning democratic political system, a desire to ensure economic transparency and the ability to contribute militarily to NATO missions.
However, all 30 NATO members must approve a country’s bid to be accepted into the alliance.
“Amanda Macias.”
Satellite image shows the destruction of a shopping center in Ukraine
Satellite image taken by Planet Labs Inc. on June 28, showing the demolition of a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
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A satellite image of Planet Labs shows the demolition of a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
On Monday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky told the Telegram news platform that more than 1,000 people were inside during the Russian missile attack, according to a report by NBC News.
“This is not a missile strike outside the target, this is a calculated Russian strike – right in this shopping center,” Zelensky said in his evening address.
Rescuers are working on the site of a shopping center affected by a Russian missile strike while the Russian attack on Ukraine continues, in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, Ukraine, June 28, 2022.
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G-7 leaders have condemned Russia’s missile strike and vowed to hold “Russian President Putin and those responsible” accountable.
Earlier, the Kremlin denied targeting civilians.
“Amanda Macias.”
Europe needs “contingency plans” in the event that Russia cuts off gas supplies altogether
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at the G-7 summit in Schloss Elmau on June 26, 2022 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said EU gas supplies were rising as the bloc looked to suppliers other than Russia, but added that the region should have contingency plans in case Russia cuts off supplies.
“There will have to be – especially if Russia decides to cut supplies completely – contingency plans, but [gas] stocks are increasing well. “We have reached a good level of reserves … and if we complete the reserves, we will be able to manage this transition to a time when we will be completely independent of Russian gas,” he told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick at a news conference.
Draghi said Europe has implemented measures to address the economic consequences of the conflict, including diversifying its suppliers and investing in renewable energy.
“We went around everything [for other suppliers]and we have replaced a large part of Russian gas, “he said, noting that 40% of …
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