A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 23-June-2024.

In this week’s bulletin

⬤ more evidence of Russian war crimes and indoctrination of young people and persecution of religion.

News from the territories occupied by Russia

Russia sentences abducted Melitopol woman to 13 years calling information about its invasion of Ukraine ‘spying’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 21st)

Putin youth movement teaches kids in occupied Mariupol to hate Ukraine and want to kill for Russia (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 17th)

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds 11-year-sentence against Crimean Tatar religious scholar for ‘dissident’ views (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 17th)

The situation at the front

Juggling Priorities: Ukraine is counterattacking near Kharkiv, but insufficient manpower leaves other regions vulnerable to Russia’s ongoing offensive (Meduza, June 20th)

News from Ukraine – general

The annihilation of a city (The Words War, June 22nd)

Attack on Kazakhstan Journalist in Ukraine (HRW, Jun 20th)

‘The rocket killed my father. This will never be erased from my memory or heart’ (Tribunal for Putin June 16th)

War-related news from Russia

A 15-year-old got 5 years in prison for “participation in a terrorist organisation.” (X, June 20th)

Ukrainian sentenced to 12 years in Russia for Ukraine's national anthem, balloons and anti-war speech (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 18th)

Elderly teacher flees Russia after facing criminal charges for telling students about atrocities in Bucha (Meduza, June 17th)

Analysis and comment

«Ukraine should promote the development of human rights protection mechanisms». Discussion about the legislative support for the rights of LGBTQI people in Ukraine (Centre for Civil Liberties June 19th)

The Winter Ahead: Russia has destroyed half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. What does that mean for the upcoming heating season? (Meduza, June 19th)

Europe wants to keep Russian gas flowing through Ukraine. Meduza breaks down the options under discussion (Meduza, June 18th)

`There’s no trust’. Did the Ukraine peace summit bring Moscow and Kyiv any closer to the negotiating table? (Meduza, June 17th)

2004 and on: `Oligarchic Democracy' and Crises (Commons, June 11th)

Social recovery and cohesion for Ukraine: 15 recommendations (Cedos, June 11th)

Rebuilding Better: Social (Infra)Structures for Ukraine’s Recovery (Cedos, June 5th)

Research of human rights abuses

Ukraine identifies Russian soldiers suspected of gunning down unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 21st)

Horrific beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war is part of Russia’s deliberate policy in war against Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 19th)

"They lost 40kg of weight": photographers post pictures of Ukrainian soldiers after Russian captivity (Ukrainska Pravda June 17th)

Russians have killed over 12,000 civilians, including 551 children, during full-scale war – Ukraine's Prosecutor General (Ukrainska Pravda June 17th)

Russia accused of ‘deliberate’ starvation tactics in Mariupol in submission to ICC (The Guardian, June 13th)

‘They broke ribs, damaged kidneys’ (Meduza, June 10th)

Medvedev, Solovyov, Simonyan, and other top Russian propagandists targeted for Hate Speech as a Crime Against Humanity of Persecution (Centre for Civil Liberties June 6th)

International solidarity

A People's Peace, not an Imperial Peace (ACR, June 17th)

Upcoming events

EU and USA Elections: dangers and opportunities for Ukraine (Forum on 24 June) (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 18th June)

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News From Ukraine πŸ’£ Bulletin 103

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 23-June-2024.

In this week’s bulletin

⬤ more evidence of Russian war crimes and indoctrination of young people and persecution of religion.

News from the territories occupied by Russia

Russia sentences abducted Melitopol woman to 13 years calling information about its invasion of Ukraine ‘spying’ (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 21st)

Putin youth movement teaches kids in occupied Mariupol to hate Ukraine and want to kill for Russia (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 17th)

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds 11-year-sentence against Crimean Tatar religious scholar for ‘dissident’ views (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 17th)

The situation at the front

Juggling Priorities: Ukraine is counterattacking near Kharkiv, but insufficient manpower leaves other regions vulnerable to Russia’s ongoing offensive (Meduza, June 20th)

News from Ukraine – general

The annihilation of a city (The Words War, June 22nd)

Attack on Kazakhstan Journalist in Ukraine (HRW, Jun 20th)

‘The rocket killed my father. This will never be erased from my memory or heart’ (Tribunal for Putin June 16th)

War-related news from Russia

A 15-year-old got 5 years in prison for “participation in a terrorist organisation.” (X, June 20th)

Ukrainian sentenced to 12 years in Russia for Ukraine's national anthem, balloons and anti-war speech (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 18th)

Elderly teacher flees Russia after facing criminal charges for telling students about atrocities in Bucha (Meduza, June 17th)

Analysis and comment

«Ukraine should promote the development of human rights protection mechanisms». Discussion about the legislative support for the rights of LGBTQI people in Ukraine (Centre for Civil Liberties June 19th)

The Winter Ahead: Russia has destroyed half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. What does that mean for the upcoming heating season? (Meduza, June 19th)

Europe wants to keep Russian gas flowing through Ukraine. Meduza breaks down the options under discussion (Meduza, June 18th)

`There’s no trust’. Did the Ukraine peace summit bring Moscow and Kyiv any closer to the negotiating table? (Meduza, June 17th)

2004 and on: `Oligarchic Democracy' and Crises (Commons, June 11th)

Social recovery and cohesion for Ukraine: 15 recommendations (Cedos, June 11th)

Rebuilding Better: Social (Infra)Structures for Ukraine’s Recovery (Cedos, June 5th)

Research of human rights abuses

Ukraine identifies Russian soldiers suspected of gunning down unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 21st)

Horrific beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war is part of Russia’s deliberate policy in war against Ukraine (Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group June 19th)

"They lost 40kg of weight": photographers post pictures of Ukrainian soldiers after Russian captivity (Ukrainska Pravda June 17th)

Russians have killed over 12,000 civilians, including 551 children, during full-scale war – Ukraine's Prosecutor General (Ukrainska Pravda June 17th)

Russia accused of ‘deliberate’ starvation tactics in Mariupol in submission to ICC (The Guardian, June 13th)

‘They broke ribs, damaged kidneys’ (Meduza, June 10th)

Medvedev, Solovyov, Simonyan, and other top Russian propagandists targeted for Hate Speech as a Crime Against Humanity of Persecution (Centre for Civil Liberties June 6th)

International solidarity

A People's Peace, not an Imperial Peace (ACR, June 17th)

Upcoming events

EU and USA Elections: dangers and opportunities for Ukraine (Forum on 24 June) (Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, 18th June)

πŸ”΄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.

We are now on Facebook and Substack! Please subscribe and tell friends. Better still, people can email us at 2022ukrainesolidarity@gmail.com, and we’ll send them the bulletin direct every Monday. The full-scale Russian assault on Ukraine is going into its third year: we’ll keep information and analysis coming, for as long as it takes.

The bulletin is also stored on line here.

To receive the bulletin regularly, send your email to:
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