Russia’s Cuban warship stunt shows Putin running out of options Vladimir Putin's latest investment drive and round of nuclear sabre-rattling shows how Russia's 'hands are tied' following the costly war in Ukraine, experts believe https://inews.co.uk/news/world/russ...nt-shows-putin-running-out-of-options-3097751
A Russian military planner says he doesn't tell the men he's sending out to fight that they are very likely to die https://news.yahoo.com/news/russian-military-planner-says-doesnt-104723763.html
Want to watch some fiction... then just check out Russian propaganda videos. Russian propaganda's latest: Cringe-worthy fake video of alleged 'African fighters' execution Kremlin propagandists have produced another cringe-worthy fake video, this time depicting the alleged execution of "African fighters" by Ukrainian defense forces, which Russians are eagerly sharing on their "Z channels," according to Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov https://english.nv.ua/nation/another-video-masterpiece-of-russian-z-propaganda-50425471.html Russians are eagerly sharing ‘execution’ of ‘African fighters’ by Ukrainian soldiers in fake video with Z-movie realism (Photo:NV) Telegram video link - https://t.me/ButusovPlus/10920?single In this cinematic “masterpiece,” several Black "mercenaries" of the alleged "Ukrainian Armed Forces" are portrayed as deserters, prompting other "Ukrainian soldiers" to put them "up against the wall." Telegram video link - https://t.me/ButusovPlus/10921?single “Why didn’t you, African asses, stay in your shithole? We don’t talk much to deserters. Finish them off,” one of the supposed Ukrainians commanded in broken Ukrainian surzhyk (a Ukrainian–Russian pidgin), after which the bound actors were "executed" with all the realism of a B-movie.
Guess she made a ruling Putin didn't like. Judge known for punishing Kremlin foes mysteriously falls to her death from a window https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/07/judge-known-punishing-putin-foes-mysteriously-falls-death-20993112/
Let's take a look at Russia's additional war crimes... Horrific pictures reveal effects of Putin's 'Nazi-like' detention camps as prisoner released after 2 years in Russian captivity https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/putin-detention-camps-prisoner-released-russian-captivity Horror photos show the treatment of a Ukrainian Chernobyl guard detained in Russia for more than two years. Roman Vasiliovich Gorilyk was released in a prisoner swap last month after living in dire conditions. Pictures show the 31-year-old frail and with bones protruding from his skin. Gorilyk was a senior controller at the Chernobyl power plant and had no involvement in any fighting but was "taken hostage" by the Russians in March 2022, according to army hotline "I Want to Live". Many claim the prison conditions are in breach of the Geneva Conventions. According to the army hotline, neither Gorilyk nor the other 74 prisoners were visited by observers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in violation of international law. "The condition of Roman and other Ukrainian prisoners of war is horrifying and brings to mind the darkest pages of human history, Nazi concentration death camps," the project wrote on social media. Russian forces swept through the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and took 169 National Guardsmen. Gorilyk and his fellow guardsmen were moved out of Ukraine through Belarus, according to "I Want to Live". The project - which was launched with support from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence and Main Intelligence Directorate to guarantee protection to surrendering Russian personnel - said as many as 89 hostages remain in Russian detention. The group wrote: "Not allowing observers to see prisoners of war in violation of the provisions of the Geneva Conventions is a deliberate and targeted policy of the Russian authorities. "This is done specifically so that the International Red Cross cannot record how the Russian side treats prisoners of war. "To hide from the whole world Russia's inhumane treatment of Ukrainians, literally the policy of genocide of the Ukrainian people." Under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC can offer humanitarian protection and assistance during armed conflicts - and countries must allow the ICRC to visit prisoners of war. Both Russia and Ukraine have been accused of maltreatment of prisoners by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). An ICRC spokesperson said: "To date the ICRC does not have full access to all PoWs. We know many PoWs and civilian internees are still waiting to receive visits and we continue our efforts to access all of them. "We also know that every day is full of uncertainty for their families who are looking for reassurance. "Under the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, the ICRC must be allowed to see all PoWs and civilian internees, have access to all places where they are held and be allowed to repeat visits as often as needed. "All states are legally obligated to make this happen as they have all signed the Geneva Conventions. Any abuse of PoWs is not only prohibited under the Third Geneva Convention but also profoundly unacceptable."
‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history https://www.theguardian.com/world/a...r-ukraine-forgotten-lessons-of-history-europe