Council of Europe denounces russia's sham elections in occupied parts of Ukraine

"Held in flagrant violation of international law, (the sham "elections") constitute a further illustration of the denial by the russian federation of the values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law upheld by the Council of Europe," the council said in a statement.

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wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK - BBC News

wagner, the russian mercenary group, is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group by the #UK government - meaning it will be illegal to be a member or support the organisation.

A draft order to be laid in Parliament will allow its assets to be categorised as #terrorist property and seized.

Read more here 📎 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66724396

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Working trip by Volodymyr #Zelenskyy President of #Ukraine to #Donetsk and #Zaporizhzhia regions

Source🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/photos/robocha-poyizdka-prezidenta-ukrayini-do-doneckoyi-ta-zaporiz-5665

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Eleven children aged 2 to 16, whom russia illegally detained in the occupied territories of the Kherson Oblast, returned to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government, the Kherson Oblast Administration reported on 1 September.

Six of the kids who returned from the russian-occupied territories were deprived of parental care.

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https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/01/ukraine-secures-release-of-11-children-from-russian-occupied-territories/

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russians and belarusians will not be allowed to participate in the #AsianGames, which start September 23 in hangzhou, china.

The decision, the OCA added without elaborating, was taken by the #IOC who, in turn, said the idea was ‘not feasible due to technical reasons’.

Read more here🔗 https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/no-russian-belarusian-athletes-at-asian-games-as-international-olympic-committee-denies-them-approval-8919842/

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Soccer Builds Confidence, Skills For Ukrainian Veteran #Amputees

Twice a week, Ukrainian #veterans who have lost limbs in russia's war on the country gather for #soccer games on #Kyiv fields.

As they practice using their bodies in new ways, they joke, work out, and share the communal experience of healing and returning to some sense of normalcy

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War in Ukraine Is a Bonanza for Arms Manufacturers and Western Militaries Alike

Much military hardware being provided to Ukraine comes from old stock that, as it’s replaced, is good news for manufacturers’ profits and for NATO and other forces which will get new kit.

by Steve Brown

Read more here🔗 https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/21130

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#Ukraine 🇺🇦 War #Photo

An aerial view of the destroyed russian military equipment exhibited on the #Khreshchatyk street in #Kyiv on the Independence Day of Ukraine. August 24, 2023.

By Yevhenii Zavhorodnii

Source🔗 https://war.ukraine.ua/photos/?photo=47055

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No smoke screens for the largest tobacco companies: Your contribution to russia’s war of aggression is obvious!

On August 24, the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention added two of the world’s leading tobacco companies — Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International — to the list of ‘international sponsors of war’.

Read more here🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/whats-new/pmi-jti-sponsors-of-war

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As their kids find refuge abroad, Ukrainian fathers struggle with separation

To save their children from russia's brutal attacks, numerous Ukrainian mothers took them to Europe and other countries far from the war zone while their fathers stayed in Ukraine.

.... And this summer, many of them have met with their loved ones for the first time since the full-scale invasion started.

Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/i-fear-they-no-longer-need-me-how-war-separated-ukrainian-fathers-kids/

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Czech Republic Investigating Raiffeisen Bank's Continued russia Activities

The #Czech Association for the Rights of Citizens and Entrepreneurs filed a complaint against Raiffeisen, accusing it of continuing activities in russia and sponsoring moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

#Raiffeisen, the largest European bank still operating in russia

Read more here🔗 https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-raiffeisen-bank-russia-investigation/32569713.html

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wagner chief prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in st petersburg, his press service has said.

It said the ceremony, in his home city, was held in "a closed format", and all those "wishing to say goodbye can visit the [city's] porokhovskoye cemetery".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66649570

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Ukrainians Bid Farewell To Celebrated Pilot Who Died In Air Collision

Ukraine held a memorial ceremony on August 29 for Andriy Pilshchikov, one of the three pilots who died in a midair collision while on a training mission over the Zhytomyr region.

RIP

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in a solemn event on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of Defenders of Ukraine

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President on the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of #Ukraine: There are no words to describe the strength, greatness and self-sacrifice of a hero who remains forever in battle for his people to preserve freedom and emerge victorious

Volodymyr #Zelenskyy handed over the Gold Star Orders to family members of Ukrainian defenders who were posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine.

Read more here🔗 https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/nemaye-takih-sliv-shob-opisati-silu-velich-i-samopozhertvu-g-85241

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Pope’s Betrayal of Ukrainians Completes His Discreditation

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#Religion is a sensitive sphere. And #KyivPost doesn’t wade into it unless there are political or other pertinent implications that warrant it.

But the latest shocking statements from the head of the #Catholic Church, #Pope Francis, about russia and its imperial past, cannot be left without comment.

Kyiv Post Editorial🔗 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/21036

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Two women held a symbolic wedding in Kharkiv on Aug. 25 to protest the lack of #marriage equality for same-sex partners in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian state does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions.

Alina Shevchenko, a member of Ukraine's armed forces since 2015, married her partner Stanislava Petlytsia, an #LGBTQ+ activist, as part of a performance for Kharkiv #Pride.

Read more here🔗 https://kyivindependent.com/women-hold-symbolic-wedding-to-show-lack-of-rights-for-same-sex-military-couples/

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11 deported Ukrainian children return home #ukrainiancildren

The NGO Save Ukraine has arranged the return of 11 more Ukrainian children forcibly deported to russia and occupied territories

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According to the Kyiv School of Economics, only seven international businesses completed their departures from russia in July, while 56% of companies monitored are still committed to staying in the country.

The list of those who exited in July includes

👉 Atradius
👉 Essity
👉 GERRY WEBER
👉 Ikano Bank
👉 Ingenico
👉 ZF Group
👉 Kellogg's

Read more here🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/whats-new/july-exiteers

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russian authorities allegedly dismantle wagner graveyard

Footage has emerged appearing to show a wagner group burial ground being taken down and paved over.

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