At the moment, the toll from the Russian bombing of a shopping center in central Ukraine is 18 dead and 59 wounded. “War crime”, defines it the G7. A “cruel and atrocious” attack for Biden. A “shameless terrorist act”, according to Zelensky. Today meeting of the UN Security Council, at the request of Kiev
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Media, “Russia pays soldiers through Gazprombank, not subject to sanctions”
The Russian military receives salaries and payments to “fight” in the war in Ukraine through Gazprombank, which has so far avoided Western sanctions. This was stated by an investigation by journalists from “Schemes” (a project of Radio Liberty), who have identified numerous soldiers from various military units of the Russian Federation who take part in hostilities in Ukraine and receive money through the Gazprom credit institution and have demonstrated the systematic cooperation of the financial institution, which is not sanctioned, with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Confirmation of such payments was found, in particular, on the social network “Vkontakte”, where the wives of the Russian military discuss the timeliness of payments for the “special operation” in Ukraine. It turned out that at least part of the salary payments goes through Gazprombank, which is the only large Russian bank on which the EU and the United States have not yet imposed sanctions. Among the military receiving payments from the bank is the 60th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Russian Federation Ground Forces, operating in the Popasna area of the Luhansk region. The Russian army seized the village in early May, destroying the city and causing numerous civilian casualties.
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Sanchez, Putin wants to destabilize Europe, from a NATO summit a message of unity
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, “is not only invading Ukraine, what he wants is to destabilize, weaken security, the prosperity of Europe” and the NATO summit kicking off today in Madrid aims to showcase the united front of the Western allies in defense of democratic values in the face of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at the same time increasing the deterrence capabilities of the bloc. This was said by the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, in an interview with the Associated Press on the eve of the Madrid summit. The main objective of the NATO summit is to send “a message of unity in line with democracy, security, international order, based on rules that, unfortunately, Putin and the Russian Federation shattered with the invasion of Ukraine ”, continued Sanchez speaking in Madrid in the building that houses the office and residence of the prime minister.
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Kiev, “341 children killed and 622 wounded since the beginning of the war”
341 children have been killed in Ukraine since the day of the Russian invasion of the country. 622 the wounded. This was announced by the Ukrainian Attorney General’s office, specifying that the highest number of victims is recorded in the regions of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kiev and Chernihiv. The bombing of Ukrainian towns and villages by the Russian armed forces – the note adds – damaged 2,061 educational institutions, 213 of which were completely destroyed. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was able to confirm 4,731 dead and 5,900 civilian injuries in Ukraine at midnight on June 26. According to the UN, at least 330 children were killed and 489 were injured. The organization points out that the real figures are much higher and yet to be verified.