'The Russian army are now offering bonuses, should any of the army either damage or destroy a NATO provided western tank' Retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell has the latest from the war in Ukraine Latest from Ukraine here: 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
'Cultural genocide': Russia seeking to eradicate Ukrainian identity, study says
"Russia's campaign of religious repression relentlessly targets Ukrainian churches and 'undesirable' Russian minorities in occupied Ukraine on a systematic basis," read the ISW study. In the same city, Russian soldiers arrested a protestant pastor and closed his congregation, reportedly due to pro-Ukrainian beliefs.
But this has dwindled to as little as 1,800 as Russian forces bear down on the city to try to capture it, the local governor said today. Bakhmut has become an important symbol for Ukraine, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy trying to hold onto the eastern mining hub so as not to lose momentum in domestic and international support for the war effort.
France's President Macron was visiting Beijing with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said she expected China to promote a just peace that respects Ukraine's sovereignty. The supposed ban was highlighted by the UK MoD in March amid a widely reported power struggle between the Russian defence ministry and Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
"Fighting has also been going on at Avdiivka and Bakhmut. It's worth pointing out that... very limited gains have been made by the Russians at all. The documents, which may or may not be authentic, also include details of losses for both sides, but it has been suggested they are doctored. This coalition has already been backed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Ms Vereshchuk said."It can be anyone: International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , the UN International Children's Emergency Fund ," she added.
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