The Moscow government today adopted a resolution sanctioning the country’s exit from eight Council of Europe Partial Agreements
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Kiev prosecutor denounces 344 children killed and 640 injured
The Ukrainian Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office reported today that at least 344 children have died and about 640 were injured in attacks by Russia since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine in late February. Most of them were killed or injured in the Donetsk (340), Kharkiv (185), Kiev (116), Chernigov (68), Luhansk (61) regions. In addition, a total of 2,102 educational facilities were damaged in the wake of daily Russian air and artillery attacks. Of these, 215 were completely destroyed, according to data from the prosecutor’s office collected by Ukrinform.
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Gb, Russians use old anti-ship missiles for ground attacks
British intelligence believes the Russian Federation is using old anti-ship missiles during ground attacks due to a possible reduction in stocks of more modern weapons. Ukrainska Pravda reports it. The report warns of the risk of collateral damage due to the inaccurate targeting of the oldest missiles. “As noted, the analysis of the CCTV footage shows – says Gb intelligence – that the missile that hit the Kremenchuk shopping center on June 27, 2022 was probably a Kh-32. This is a modernized version of the Soviet-era Kh-22 missile ”. According to British intelligence, although the Kh-32 has several improved characteristics over the Kh-22, “it is not yet optimized for precision engagement of ground targets, especially in urban environments” and “this significantly increases the likelihood of collateral damage when targeting built-up areas ”. According to intelligence, the attacks of 30 June 2022 in the Odesa region were also likely carried out by Kh-22 missiles.
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Kiev, cluster bombs on Sloviansk, 4 dead
The Russians dropped cluster bombs on Sloviansk, Donetsk, killing 4 people and injuring 7 others. This was announced by the head of the military-civil administration of the city of Sloviansk, Vadym Lyakh, on his Facebook page, as reported by UNIAN. “The micro-district of Lymany – he says – has been targeted. Barvinkivska, Pidhirna, Danylevsky Street. A peaceful private sector where there are no military facilities. As a result, four people died and seven were injured. Sloviansk was hit with cluster bullets. They open above the head, like fireworks, but instead of beauty, they bring death. Such bullets do not cause total destruction of buildings. But they are very dangerous for people. 90% of the people killed and injured were on the street ”. Lyakh urged the residents of the city not to leave their homes “without urgent needs and to avoid crowds of people”.