Ukraine has declared that the Russians will "
pay
" for all the victims of the Holodomor, power is gradually being restored in the country, the United Kingdom says that Russia has probably removed nuclear warheads from its missiles...
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Russia will 'pay' for Holodomor, says kyiv
Russia will pay for a Soviet-era famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in the winter of 1932-33 and for its actions in the current war in Ukraine, the head of Ukraine's presidential administration said on Saturday. .
“
Russians will pay for all Holodomor victims and answer for today's crimes
,” Andriy Yermak wrote on Telegram, using the Ukrainian name of the disaster.
The annual day of remembrance for the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine takes place this year on Saturday.
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In November 1932, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin sent the police to seize all grain and livestock from newly collectivized Ukrainian farms, including seeds needed for the next harvest.
Millions of Ukrainian peasants starved to death in the months that followed in what Yale University historian Timothy Snyder calls "
clearly premeditated mass murder
."
A 'former general' in the US Marines who is a member of Wagner, according to Prigojine
The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigojine, said on Friday that a "
former general
" of the American Marines was part of this private army whose recruits fight in particular in Ukraine.
Responding to a question from the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the Russian businessman replied: “
There are not many Finnish citizens at Wagner PMC, about 20 people.
For obvious reasons, I cannot provide exact information about them
”.
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“
I have a very good opinion of the Finns on the battlefield.
They are fighting within a British battalion (part of Wagner) which is commanded by an American citizen, a former general in the Marine Corps
,” added Evguéni Prigojine quoted by the press service of his company Concord.
Russia Probably Uses Missiles With Nuclear Warheads Removed
Russia is likely removing nuclear warheads from its old cruise missiles and firing unarmed munitions at Ukraine, Britain's military intelligence service said on Saturday.
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The Defense Ministry said open source images show debris from an air-launched cruise missile fired at Ukraine that appears to have been designed in the 1980s as a nuclear delivery system, adding that ballast was probably substituted for the warheads.
Such a system will still produce damage from the missile's kinetic energy and unused fuel.
However, it is unlikely to produce reliable effects against intended targets, the ministry added in its daily intelligence update posted on Twitter.
"
Whatever Russia's intention, this improvisation highlights the level of depletion of Russia's long-range missile stockpile
," the ministry said.
15 dead in Kherson, six million households affected by power cuts
Fifteen civilians were killed in a Russian shelling of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Friday, two weeks after the forced withdrawal of Russian troops from this strategic city, while millions of homes are without power across the country due to strikes from Moscow.
Russia's strategy of targeting critical infrastructure as Ukraine plunges into winter temperatures is a "
war crime
" for Ukraine's Western allies and labeled a "
crime against humanity
" by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The deadliest bombardment in recent days hit Kherson: “
15 residents of the city were killed and 35 injured, including a child
,” said Galyna Lugova, an official of the city's military administration, on the networks. social.
She said several "
private homes and high-rise buildings
" were damaged.
Paris and Berlin "will support Ukraine until the end" of the conflict, says Elisabeth Borne
Paris and Berlin "
will support Ukraine until the end of this conflict
", French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Friday in Berlin alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“
Since day one of this brutal war, our two countries have provided unwavering support to Ukraine.
(...) We have worked for a strong and common European reaction.
We are, Mr Chancellor, fully aligned: we will continue to do so.
We will support Ukraine until the end of this conflict
,” declared Elisabeth Borne during a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz.
