On 9 June two British nationals and a Moroccan were sentenced to death. by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine to fight on the side of Ukraine.
A court in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic found three men guilty of working toward a violent overthrow of power, a crime punishable by death in the unrecognized republic. He was also convicted of mercenary activities and terrorism.
During this, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the fate of the entire Donbass region rests on “very fierce” fighting with Russian troops. Flashpoint to the eastern city of Severodonetsk. Moscow’s military is focusing its firepower on a strategically important industrial center as part of efforts to capture a part of eastern Ukraine.
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Kyiv
‘Russia looking for weak points in Ukrainian defenses near major river’
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanik said on Friday that Russia was looking for weak points in Ukrainian security near the Siversky Donets River in eastern Ukraine.
He told national television that the Russian military had not given up on efforts to launch a stormy campaign in the area. , Reuters
London
Russia should take responsibility for testing: UK
The British government says Russia should take responsibility for the “false trial” of two Britons who have been sentenced to death for fighting against Russian forces in Ukraine.
Aiden Aslin, 28, and Sean Piner, 48, were convicted along with a Moroccan man by a court run by Russia-backed rebels in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, which is not recognized internationally. , AP
Kyiv
Ukraine says attack on Russian bases in Kherson
Ukraine said on Friday it has attacked Russian military bases in the southern Kherson region, where Kyiv forces are fighting to reclaim territory occupied by Moscow troops at the start of their offensive.
“Our aircraft carried out several attacks on enemy positions, places of accumulation of equipment and personnel and field depots of five different settlements in the Kherson region,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. , AFP
London
Britain says there is a risk of cholera outbreak in Mariupol
Britain’s Defense Ministry said on June 10 that there was a risk of a major cholera outbreak in Ukraine’s southern city of Mariupol as medical services were already likely to be closed.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said in a Twitter update that there is also a possibility of a severe shortage of medicines in Kherson.
It said that Russia is struggling to provide basic public services to the population in the Russian-occupied territories. , Reuters
bakhmut
West condemns death penalty for 3 people who fought for Ukraine
Ukraine and the West condemned a pro-Moscow court that sentenced two British nationals and a Moroccan to death for fighting for Ukraine, calling the proceedings a sham and a violation of the rules of war. , AP
Kyiv
Fierce fighting in Ukraine’s bombed-out Svyerodonetsky
Ukraine’s military is engaging in fierce fighting in the streets and shelling day and night in Svyarodonetsk, officials said, as Russia pushes for control of the bombed city, which is part of its bid to control eastern Ukraine. Purpose is the key.
Svirodonetsk and its twin city Lisichansk, on the opposite bank of the Siversky Donets River, are the last Ukrainian-controlled parts of Luhansk province, which Russia is determined to seize as one of its major war objectives. , Reuters
Washington
Ukraine dependent on weapons of allies after eliminating Soviet-era weapons
US military sources say Ukraine has exhausted its Soviet and Russian-designed weapons and is now completely dependent on allies for weapons to defend against Russia’s aggression.
Once part of the Soviet Union, Ukraine’s military and its defense industry were built around Soviet and Russian-standard equipment, small arms, tanks, howitzers and other weapons that were not interchangeable with neighbors to the west.
The conflict lasted more than three months when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, with equipment used or destroyed in combat, US sources said. AFP
Kyiv
Russia still attacking eastern city: Ukraine
Ukraine’s military says Kyiv forces continue to thwart Russian attempts to capture the eastern city of Svyarodonetsk.
“The occupiers, with the help of motorized rifle units and artillery, launched an assault operation in the city of Svyarodonetsk. They were not successful; the fighting continues,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a regular operational update on Thursday evening.
It said that the Ukrainian army had successfully thwarted the Russian attack on the village of Toshkivka, on the north-western outskirts of Svyarodonetsk. , AP
Ottawa
Canada cracks down on over C$400ml in Russian assets, transactions
Canadian police said Thursday they have processed more than $400 million ($314.81 million) in Russian assets and transactions related to people sanctioned as a result of Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement that from February 24 to June 7 Russian assets worth C$123 million in Canada were effectively frozen and C$289 million in transactions were blocked. It did not provide any details. , Reuters
Dakari
AU president urges Ukraine to destroy Odessa to reduce wheat exports
Senegalese President and African Union President Mackie Sall urged Ukraine on Thursday to decontaminate the waters around its Odessa port to curtail much-needed grain exports from the war-torn country.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions have disrupted grain supplies from both countries, raising fears of hunger around the world. , AFP
Moscow
Praising Peter the Great, Putin parallels mission to ‘return’ Russian lands
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid tribute to Tsar Peter the Great on the 350th anniversary of his birth, in what he characterized as his twin historical quests to win back Russian lands.
“Peter the Great waged the Great Northern War for 21 years. It seems that he was at war with Sweden, he took something from them. He took nothing from them, he returned (was from Russia), ”Mr. Putin said Said after visiting an exhibition dedicated to the Tsar.
In televised remarks on the 106th day of his war in Ukraine, he compared Peter’s campaign to the task facing Russia today. , Reuters