In this week’s bulletin
⬤ Ukraine and Palestine – Public discussion meeting on 11 June.
⬤ Plus Life Under Occupation report; plus Russian assault on power stations.
⬤ Plus how Swiss peace summit could hurt Ukraine.
⬤ Plus discussion on Ukrainian punishment of ‘collaborators’.
⬤ Plus Solidarity Zone’s support for Russian anti-war protesters.
News from the territories occupied by Russia
Kupiansk mayor who betrayed Ukraine injured in assassination attempt (Ukrainska Pravda, 8 June)
In occupied areas, Ukrainians refuse to give up their language (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 7 June)
Fake ‘trial’ incriminates Russia in abduction and torture of Ukrainian patriot Serhiy Kuris (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 7 June)
Crimean students’ grades lowered for not writing 'thank you letters' to Russian soldiers (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 4 June)
Occupied territories: Russian citizenship and propaganda (Zmina, 5 June)
‘Hero of Russia’ status for war crimes against Ukrainian civilians in Yahidne and Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 3 June)
Life Under Occupation report (Alternative Human Rights Centre, May 2024)
The situation at the front
Weekly Ukraine war summary (The Insider, 8 June)
Overview from the front: Holding out for reinforcements (Meduza, 4 June)
Russian soldiers post video showing mock execution and other torment of Ukrainian PoWs (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 4 June)
News from Ukraine – general
Ukraine recovery could be a lifeline for children (Human Rights Watch, 7 June)
Human rights in Ukraine: punishment of businesses working under occupation: discussion (Zmina, 5 June)
Marianna Checheliuk emaciated and frail, but back in Ukraine after two years of torture in Russian captivity (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 3 June)
War-related news from Russia
Support the fundraiser for Ilya Baburin (Solidarity Zone, 7 June)
To Not Die as Slaves: Solidarity Zone’s Mission to Aid Russia’s Radical Anti-War Protesters (The Russian Reader, 2 June)
Analysis and comment
Oil finances Putin’s war and Trump’s political ambitions (Svitlana Romanko and Oleh Savitsky, Euromaidan press, 8 June)
Georgia: Resisting authoritarianism (Posle Media, 6 June)
Swiss peace summit could end up harming Ukraine (Ukrainska Pravda, 5 June)
Power station bombing redoubles pressure on Ukraine (Foreign Policy in Focus, 5 June)
International solidarity
Thanks from the front line for a car (Mick Antoniw, twitter, 8 June)
UK General Election 2024: help Ukraine win (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 31 May)
Upcoming solidarity events
Tuesday 11 June, 7.0pm: Discussion meeting: “From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime” – Tuesday 11 June, 7.0pm. Marchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB, and on line. Register to attend on eventbrite here or register to participate on line here. Organised by the Ukraine Information Group.
News from the territories occupied by Russia
Kupiansk mayor who betrayed Ukraine injured in assassination attempt (Ukrainska Pravda, 8 June)
In occupied areas, Ukrainians refuse to give up their language (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 7 June)
Fake ‘trial’ incriminates Russia in abduction and torture of Ukrainian patriot Serhiy Kuris (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 7 June)
Crimean students’ grades lowered for not writing 'thank you letters' to Russian soldiers (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 4 June)
Occupied territories: Russian citizenship and propaganda (Zmina, 5 June)
‘Hero of Russia’ status for war crimes against Ukrainian civilians in Yahidne and Mariupol (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 3 June)
Life Under Occupation report (Alternative Human Rights Centre, May 2024)
The situation at the front
Weekly Ukraine war summary (The Insider, 8 June)
Overview from the front: Holding out for reinforcements (Meduza, 4 June)
Russian soldiers post video showing mock execution and other torment of Ukrainian PoWs (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 4 June)
News from Ukraine – general
Ukraine recovery could be a lifeline for children (Human Rights Watch, 7 June)
Human rights in Ukraine: punishment of businesses working under occupation: discussion (Zmina, 5 June)
Marianna Checheliuk emaciated and frail, but back in Ukraine after two years of torture in Russian captivity (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, 3 June)
War-related news from Russia
Support the fundraiser for Ilya Baburin (Solidarity Zone, 7 June)
To Not Die as Slaves: Solidarity Zone’s Mission to Aid Russia’s Radical Anti-War Protesters (The Russian Reader, 2 June)
Analysis and comment
Oil finances Putin’s war and Trump’s political ambitions (Svitlana Romanko and Oleh Savitsky, Euromaidan press, 8 June)
Georgia: Resisting authoritarianism (Posle Media, 6 June)
Swiss peace summit could end up harming Ukraine (Ukrainska Pravda, 5 June)
Power station bombing redoubles pressure on Ukraine (Foreign Policy in Focus, 5 June)
International solidarity
Thanks from the front line for a car (Mick Antoniw, twitter, 8 June)
UK General Election 2024: help Ukraine win (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 31 May)
Upcoming solidarity events
Tuesday 11 June, 7.0pm: Discussion meeting: “From Ukraine to Palestine, occupation is a crime” – Tuesday 11 June, 7.0pm. Marchmont Community Centre, 62 Marchmont Street, London WC1N 1AB, and on line. Register to attend on eventbrite here or register to participate on line here. Organised by the Ukraine Information Group.
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