EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE The mass graves in Izium mainly contain civilians: Some were tortured – Topky.sk

Live from Ukraine Summary of the war in Ukraine – Day no. 205 ONLINE Load new news 16:50 Only 7 countries tried to prevent the President of Ukraine from giving a video speech at the UN General Assembly. Belarus, Russia, Nicaragua, Cuba, North Korea, Syria and Eritrea spoke out against Zelensky’s video speech. 101 countries voted in favor and 19 countries abstained from voting. 15:59 Russia will probably vigorously defend its positions in the Luhansk region in the east of Ukraine during Kiev’s counter-offensive. But it is unclear whether Russian forces have “sufficient reserves or morale” to withstand another concentrated Ukrainian attack, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said on Saturday. 15:49 Ukraine receives 1.5 billion dollars from the USA. This is the last tranche of a $4.5 billion grant provided by the US from the World Bank’s trust fund, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. Ukraine will spend money on pensions and social care. 15:02 The capital of Kazakhstan has officially returned to its former name – Astana Tokayev has signed amendments to return the old name to the capital. According to the new law, the president of Kazakhstan is also elected for seven years, but only for one term. 14:32 A ship transporting 30,000 tons of grain to Ethiopia leaves the Odesa region. The cargo ship left the Odesa region on September 17 and is heading to the port of Djibouti, after which the grain it is carrying will be sent to Ethiopia, according to the Odesa Regional Military Administration. 1:30 p.m. The governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, reported that the Russian attack damaged the city’s power plant and firefighters are fighting the fire on the spot. 12:40 Shots from charged Izium. Photo gallery (5) The situation in Izium, Ukraine.
Source: SITA/AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka Photo gallery (5) The situation in Izium, Ukraine.
Source: SITA/AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka 12:04 a.m. A new batch of military equipment arrived in Ukraine. The former Ukrainian president Poroshenko informed about it on his Twitter. 11:29 Western military aid to Ukraine is important for this country in its war against the invasion of Russia, and therefore the political will to continue it must not weaken, says Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, referring to the latest front-line achievements of the Ukrainian army. The DPA agency writes about it. 11:05 The Ukrainian army continues its counteroffensive in the northeast of its country, while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the city of Svatove. This was confirmed today by the British Ministry of Defense in a regular report that described the findings of the intelligence services. 10:07 Around 6.34 million people have already come to Poland across state borders from Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor’s territory on February 24, the Polish Border Guard (SG) announced on Twitter on Saturday morning. The PAP agency informed about it. 9:19 a.m. Yesterday (Friday, September 16, 2022), 3,238 persons entered the Slovak Republic through border crossings. 165 applicants applied for temporary refuge. On the other hand, 3,228 people crossed the border crossings from Slovakia to Ukraine yesterday. The press department of the Ministry of the Interior informed about it. Total number of entries to Slovakia from Ukraine from 24/02/2022 – 805,677 Total number of exits from Slovakia to Ukraine from 24/02/2022 – 574,357. Total number of granted temporary refuge from 01/03/2022 – 94,018. 8: 28 ISW warns of possible Russian attacks on temporarily occupied territories. Russian forces may launch attacks on temporarily occupied territories between September 17 and 20, ISW reports, citing the Ukrainian Resistance Center. 7:51 “I want to say clearly that it would probably have been right, at least in retrospect, to react more harshly to the annexation of Crimea,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the Bundeswehr conference in Berlin, writes Welt. 7:13 Greece finally approved sending 40 Soviet BMP-1s to Ukraine in exchange for 40 German “Marder” BMPs. 6:28 Zelenskyi said that the war is not yet close to the end. Despite the successful counter-offensive of the Ukrainian armed forces, it is still not possible to talk about a quick end to the war. 6:00 A.M. Most of the bodies buried in makeshift graves found in Izyum in northeastern Ukraine belong to civilians, Ukrainian police said today. Most of the bodies exhumed so far bear traces of torture, said Oleh Synehubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region. Photo gallery (5) The situation in Izium, Ukraine.
Source: SITA/AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka The UN is planning to send a UN mission to the city, which was liberated from the Russian occupation forces by the forces of Kyiv last week. The consequences of the Russian occupation in northeastern Ukraine are similar to those in the previously liberated Bucha near Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in an interview with Reuters today. He also stated that there is evidence of Russian war crimes in the newly liberated territories. Photo gallery (5) The situation in Izium, Ukraine.
Source: SITA/AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka Both the White House and the European Union reacted to the discovery of mass graves near Izium The Ukrainian army regained control of Izium in the east of the country on Sunday, September 11. On Thursday, local police announced the discovery of a makeshift burial ground with 440 graves, some of which are mass graves. According to the police, most of the bodies in the graves belong to civilians. Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov said today that most of the bodies exhumed so far bear traces of torture. Josep Borell declared that “the European Union is deeply shocked” by these reports. “The political leadership of Russia and all those involved in violations of international and humanitarian law in Ukraine will bear responsibility. The EU supports every effort in this direction,” Borell said. The discovery in Izium is “horrendous, disgusting and unfortunately consistent with the depravity with which Russian forces are waging war against Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,” White House security spokesman John Kirby said at a press conference. A CNN White House reporter quoted him on Twitter. Emmanuel Macron wrote this evening that “the perpetrators will have to answer for their actions”. “There is no peace without justice,” Macron added.