The visit was by a team from Global Rights Compliance, an international legal practice headquartered in The Hague. “He simply wants to conquer part of Ukrainian territory with violence.”Īn international team of legal advisers has been working with local prosecutors in Ukraine’s recaptured city of Kherson in recent days as they began gathering evidence of alleged sexual crimes by Russian forces as part of a full-scale investigation, Reuters reports. “Whenever I speak with Putin, he says very clearly that for him it is about conquering something,” Scholz said on Saturday at an event in Potsdam, near Berlin. The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said Vladimir Putin is determined to conquer parts of Ukraine and shows no restraint in his brutality. Ukrainian officials claimed scores of Russian dead and injured while Russia conceded a handful of casualties.
According to witnesses, 10 explosions were heard, although some of those may have been from Russian anti-aircraft systems. Ukraine has attacked a barracks in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, with some Ukrainian sources claiming scores of Russian casualties. The official Telegram channel for “Task Force Rusich” – currently fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Kremlin and linked to the notorious Wagner Group – last week requested members to forward details relating to border posts and military movements in the three Baltic states, which were formerly part of the Soviet Union. Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has said the country is ramping up production of new-generation weapons to protect itself from enemies in Europe, the United States and Australia, Reuters reports.Ī neo-Nazi paramilitary group linked to the Kremlin has asked its members to submit intelligence on border and military activity in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, raising concerns over whether far-right Russian groups are planning an attack on Nato countries. He referred to claims of rape and sexual violence being used as weapons while he was in Kyiv, and that he also heard “very credible claims” that Ukrainian children are being forcibly sent to Russia to be adopted. The UK’s foreign secretary James Cleverly has said that there needed to be “accountability” for Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine. The Ukrainian port of Odesa was not operating on Sunday after the latest Russian attack on the region’s energy system, agriculture minister Mykola Solsky said, but added that grains traders were not expected to suspend exports. Their efforts are part of a broader international effort to support overwhelmed Ukrainian authorities as they seek to hold Russians accountable for crimes they allegedly committed during the conflict.
18.14 GMT A summary of today's developmentsĪn international team of legal advisers has been working with local prosecutors in Ukraine’s recaptured city of Kherson in recent days as they began gathering evidence of alleged sexual crimes by Russian forces as part of a full-scale investigation, Reuters reports. Explosions were also reported overnight in the Russian occupied Crimea, including Sevastopol and Simferopol.
The strike on Melitopol – reportedly with Himars rockets – was one of several overnight on Russian bases. The site, a former resort and hotel complex next to a church in the city known as the Hunter’s Halt, was being used as a barracks with most of the casualties apparently in a mess hall when it was hit. Video footage posted on social media showed what was claimed to be a Russian barracks in the southern city engulfed in a fierce blaze with some claiming the site was being used by the Wagner mercenary group.Īnother video showed rescue workers in the ruins with several bodies visible.
Ukraine has attacked a barracks in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, with some Ukrainian sources claiming scores of Russian casualties.Īccording to witnesses, 10 explosions were heard, although some of those may have been from Russian anti-aircraft systems.
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