A Putin spokesman said the atrocities in Bucha had been staged
The situation in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka is “significantly worse” than in nearby Bucha, Vladimir Zelensky warned.
The Ukrainian president’s comments came after Western nations condemned the killing of civilians in the city of Bucha as war crimes.
Video and images of the Bucha massacre surfaced last week after Russian forces withdrew from the city. The atrocities reportedly included torture, mutilation and beheading. According to the mayor of the city, more than 300 civilians were found dead.
Moscow denies targeting civilians, saying images of bodies in Bucha were staged to justify Western plans for new sanctions.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov – in an interview with Sky News – denied that Russia was responsible for war crimes.
He rejected proposals by Vladimir Putin to appear in the war crimes tribunal, saying: “We do not see any possibility of this, we do not consider it realistic.” But he acknowledged that the “significant loss of troops” was “a huge tragedy for us.”
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Ukraine war on the front pages of tomorrow’s newspapers
Independent: “A city that paid a grim price for resistance”
Metro: Human Rights Paria: UN finally acts against Russia
Financial Times: “Rusal becomes the first Russian group to call for an investigation into war crimes in Bucha”
The Telegraph: “Russians discuss killing of Ukrainian civilians in intercepted radio broadcasts”
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 11:40 p.m.
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The WHO has registered 103 attacks on health services in Ukraine
More than 100 attacks on health services have been registered in Ukraine since the Russian invasion, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The 103 attacks – on 89 health facilities and 13 vehicles, including ambulances – have so far killed 73 and injured 51, the statement said.
Damaged maternity hospital in Mariupol
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“We are outraged that the attacks on healthcare continue. “Attacks on health care are a violation of international humanitarian law,” Dr Tedros Adanom Gebreyesus, WHO’s director general, told a news conference.
“Peace is the only way forward. Again, I call on the Russian Federation to end the war.
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 11:20 p.m.
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The situation in Borodyanka is “worse” than Bucha-Zelenski
The situation in the Ukrainian town of Borodyanka is “significantly worse” than in nearby Bucha, Vladimir Zelensky warned.
The Ukrainian president’s comments come after Western nations condemned the killing of civilians in the city of Bucha in Kyiv province as war crimes.
Cemetery workers unload bodies of killed civilians from a minibus in Bucha
(Rodrigo Abd / AP)
Video and images of the Bucha massacre surfaced last week after Russian forces withdrew from the city. The atrocities reportedly included torture, mutilation and beheading. According to the mayor of the city, more than 300 civilians were found dead.
Moscow has denied targeting civilians, saying images of bodies in Bucha were staged to justify Western plans for new sanctions against Moscow.
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 10:40 p.m.
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The UN Human Rights Council removed Russia “meaningfully” – Biden
Joe Biden welcomed the UN General Assembly’s vote to remove Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.
The President of the United States accused Russia of “committing war crimes” after the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
This comes after Russia – in response to the suspension – decided to renounce its membership and called the vote illegal and politically motivated.
Archive photo of Joe Biden
(Carolyn Castor / AP)
Mr Biden said: “This is a meaningful step by the international community, which further demonstrates how [Vladimir] Putin’s war has turned Russia into an international pariah.
“The United States is working closely with our allies and partners around the world to promote this vote because Russia is committing gross and systematic human rights violations. Russian forces are committing war crimes. Russia has no place in the Human Rights Council.
Mr Biden added: “The images we see of Bucha and other parts of Ukraine as Russian troops withdraw are appalling.
“Signs that people have been raped, tortured, executed – in some cases their bodies defiled – are outrage to our common humanity. Russia’s lies do not coincide with the indisputable evidence of what is happening in Ukraine.
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 10:20 p.m.
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Treatment of Ukrainians “deja vu” – a former investigator of war crimes
A retired Sofia police officer who helped investigate war crimes in the Balkans told The Independent that Russia’s treatment of Ukrainians was like déjà vu.
Hastings, 74, Ron Turnbull, said he had talked to his former colleagues about alleged atrocities in Ukrainian cities such as Bucha.
“I talked to these people and we said it was like a déjà vu,” he said.
Read what he told Andrew Buncomb here
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 22:00
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Nearly 5,000 people evacuated today through 10 “corridors”
A total of 4,676 people were evacuated today from small and large cities in Ukraine through 10 “humanitarian corridors”, according to the Ukrainian government.
Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk also said in a video post on her Telegram channel that 1,205 of those evacuated were from the besieged city of Mariupol and taken to Zaporozhye.
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 9:40 p.m.
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The EU has hit Russia with new sanctions, including an embargo on coal imports
EU member states have approved new sanctions against Russia, including an unprecedented embargo on coal imports.
This comes after the United States claims that there is evidence of Russian soldiers raping and torturing Ukrainian civilians.
The ban on coal imports will be the first EU sanctions aimed at Moscow’s lucrative energy industry over the war, an official told the AP on Thursday, before the official announcement.
The full story here by Sam Hancock
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 8:20 p.m.
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More than 100 people abducted from Melitopol “for no reason”
Russian troops have abducted more than 100 people from Melitopol, according to Ukrainian Mayor Ivan Fedorov.
He said in a video message shared on Facebook: “Today, the total number of citizens abducted by collaborators and occupation soldiers is more than 100.
Russian soldiers have begun abducting professors from Melitopol Pedagogical University, he said.
Melitopol in southern Ukraine
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According to a translation, Mr. Fedorov said: “The occupiers continue to kidnap the residents of Melitopol for no reason.
“After the failure of attempts to resume schooling, the invaders moved to kindergartens. I am sure that the employees of the pre-school educational institutions will not cooperate with the occupiers.
“Attempts by associates to resume college education also failed. Of the thousands of students, only a few were present. Thanks to the young people for their conscious position. “
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 8:00 p.m.
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“One killed and 14 wounded in the shelling of Kharkiv,” an official said
At least one person was killed and 14 were injured in the shelling of Kharkiv, regional governor Oleh Sinehubov said in a video message.
The Ukrainian military has previously said that Russian troops are bombing the city with shells and missiles.
Russia denies attacking civilians.
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 7:40 p.m.
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Russian diplomats “ordered to leave Montenegro”
Four Russian diplomats have reportedly been ordered to leave Montenegro for violating diplomatic norms.
Diplomats have one week to leave the former Yugoslav republic, the Pobeda newspaper reported, citing sources in Montenegro’s foreign ministry.
Montenegro has already expelled a Russian diplomat in March, again citing violations of diplomatic norms.
Northern Macedonia and Slovenia, both former Yugoslav republics and NATO members, are also expelling a number of Russian diplomats.
Lamiat Sabin April 7, 2022 7:28 p.m.
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