A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 20
3 November 2023.

In this week’s bulletin

Russification in occupied territories.

Plus Russian breaches of international law plus investigation into allegations of genocide and evidence of torture.

Plus documented war crimes.

News from the territories occupied by Russia

NSDC imposes sanctions against 37 Russian entities likely involved in deportations of Ukrainian children (Interfax, November 18th)

‘We had a Ukrainian flag hidden in our flat’ — Life in Izium under Russian occupation (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 17th)

At least 2,442 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus – investigation (Ukrainska Pravda, November 16th)

Russia begins ‘inventory’ to steal Ukrainians’ homes in occupied Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 16th)

Ukrainian POW 'sentenced' to 19 years, with Russia claiming he planned to ‘violently seize power’ by defending Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 15th)

‘My brother was captured, and my house was bombed out’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 15th)

Russia passes additional sentence to ensure Ukrainian opponent of Crimea occupation doesn’t leave prison alive (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 14th)

Outrage after Ukrainian politician causes student’s persecution in Russian-occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 14th)

‘A woman died beside my husband. Her leg was blown off’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 13th)

‘We were driving and everything exploded around us’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November12th)

Crimean Situation Report, October 2023 (Crimea-SOS, 5 November)

Occupation courts issued 472 resolutions on discrediting the Russian army (Crimea-SOS, 3 November)

News from Ukraine – general

Russian-held human rights advocate’s whereabouts unknown since August (Kyiv Independent, 19 November)

Grant Hero of Ukraine status for freed medic who saved 100 victims of Russian torture and rape, including a child (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 13th)

Analysis and comment

Ukraine’s energy security can’t come at cost of the environment (Open Democracy, November 14th)

Ukrainian letter of solidarity with the Palestinian people (Al Jazeera, November 8th)

Hanna Perekhoda on Ukraine: “Thinking about solutions, we must at least not mistake the causes” (Ukraine Solidarity EU, November 7th)

Russification in Occupied Ukraine (European Broadcasting Union)

Research of human rights abuses

Destroyed Lyptsi from the air (Tribunal for Putin, November 18th)

You’re to blame: the Russian unit behind the June 2023 missile attacks on Kramatorsk and Bilenke has been identified (Tribunal for Putin, November 17th)

International Criminal Court arrest warrants needed over Russia's mass killing, torture and ‘trials’ of Ukrainian POWs (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 17th)

‘Mom died on the basement’s steps,’ — Mikhailo Ivanov, Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 16th)

A special team are gathering evidence of genocide in Ukraine (Tribunal for Putin, November 15th)

‘Nothing left. Everything was burnt out’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 16th)

Now we are homeless (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 14th)

During the first three months of the war, the Russian military destroyed two educational buildings in the Kharkiv Region a day (Tribunal for Putin, November 13th)

War-related news from Russia

Sasha Skochilenko’s final statement in court (Meduza, 16 November)

“I’m behind bars, but I’m more free than you” – Sasha Skochilenko (Meduza, 16 November)

Moscow money in the Mediterranean (Meduza, 15 November)

More than 1,300 luxury cars worth US$230 million imported to Russia despite sanctions (Ukrainska Pravda, November 13th).

Upcoming solidarity event

The war in Ukraine - An eyewitness report from trade-union delegation – On-line meeting: Thursday 23 November, 8pm.


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News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 73

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 20
3 November 2023.

In this week’s bulletin

Russification in occupied territories.

Plus Russian breaches of international law plus investigation into allegations of genocide and evidence of torture.

Plus documented war crimes.

News from the territories occupied by Russia

NSDC imposes sanctions against 37 Russian entities likely involved in deportations of Ukrainian children (Interfax, November 18th)

‘We had a Ukrainian flag hidden in our flat’ — Life in Izium under Russian occupation (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 17th)

At least 2,442 Ukrainian children have been taken to Belarus – investigation (Ukrainska Pravda, November 16th)

Russia begins ‘inventory’ to steal Ukrainians’ homes in occupied Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 16th)

Ukrainian POW 'sentenced' to 19 years, with Russia claiming he planned to ‘violently seize power’ by defending Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 15th)

‘My brother was captured, and my house was bombed out’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 15th)

Russia passes additional sentence to ensure Ukrainian opponent of Crimea occupation doesn’t leave prison alive (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 14th)

Outrage after Ukrainian politician causes student’s persecution in Russian-occupied Crimea (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 14th)

‘A woman died beside my husband. Her leg was blown off’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 13th)

‘We were driving and everything exploded around us’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November12th)

Crimean Situation Report, October 2023 (Crimea-SOS, 5 November)

Occupation courts issued 472 resolutions on discrediting the Russian army (Crimea-SOS, 3 November)

News from Ukraine – general

Russian-held human rights advocate’s whereabouts unknown since August (Kyiv Independent, 19 November)

Grant Hero of Ukraine status for freed medic who saved 100 victims of Russian torture and rape, including a child (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 13th)

Analysis and comment

Ukraine’s energy security can’t come at cost of the environment (Open Democracy, November 14th)

Ukrainian letter of solidarity with the Palestinian people (Al Jazeera, November 8th)

Hanna Perekhoda on Ukraine: “Thinking about solutions, we must at least not mistake the causes” (Ukraine Solidarity EU, November 7th)

Russification in Occupied Ukraine (European Broadcasting Union)

Research of human rights abuses

Destroyed Lyptsi from the air (Tribunal for Putin, November 18th)

You’re to blame: the Russian unit behind the June 2023 missile attacks on Kramatorsk and Bilenke has been identified (Tribunal for Putin, November 17th)

International Criminal Court arrest warrants needed over Russia's mass killing, torture and ‘trials’ of Ukrainian POWs (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 17th)

‘Mom died on the basement’s steps,’ — Mikhailo Ivanov, Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 16th)

A special team are gathering evidence of genocide in Ukraine (Tribunal for Putin, November 15th)

‘Nothing left. Everything was burnt out’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 16th)

Now we are homeless (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, November 14th)

During the first three months of the war, the Russian military destroyed two educational buildings in the Kharkiv Region a day (Tribunal for Putin, November 13th)

War-related news from Russia

Sasha Skochilenko’s final statement in court (Meduza, 16 November)

“I’m behind bars, but I’m more free than you” – Sasha Skochilenko (Meduza, 16 November)

Moscow money in the Mediterranean (Meduza, 15 November)

More than 1,300 luxury cars worth US$230 million imported to Russia despite sanctions (Ukrainska Pravda, November 13th).

Upcoming solidarity event

The war in Ukraine - An eyewitness report from trade-union delegation – On-line meeting: Thursday 23 November, 8pm.


🔴This bulletin is put together by labour movement activists in solidarity with Ukrainian resistance. More information at Ukraine Information Group.

We are also on twitter. Our aim is to circulate information in English that to the best of our knowledge is reliable. If you have something you think we should include, please send it to 2U022ukrainesolidarity@gmail.com.

The bulletin is also stored on line here.

To receive the bulletin regularly, send your email to:
To stop it, please reply with the word “STOP” in the subject field.

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