US to announce new sanctions on Russia, the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says "New measures will complement our export control measures for technologies found in Iranian drones used to strike Ukrainian civilian infrastructure," Blinken said.
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Ukraine awaits a peaceful night, free from drone and missile attacks. Sweet dreams!
No worried news for Ukraine as of now. No info about upcoming shahed drones or cruise missiles night attack. Hope this night we will sleep well. We wish you sweet dreams too.
Silence is so sweet. Let’s pray for that all Ukraine supporters around the Globe -
New WOTR episode discussing upcoming offensive and weapons transfers
Latest WOTR episode is out. I join @EvansRyan202 for another discussion on the course of the war, covering the upcoming offensive, recent weapons transfers, the recent cross border raid, and a host of other topics. @WarOnTheRocks
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Forced Ukrainian property transfers violate Geneva Convention, says lawyer
23/ As human rights lawyer Olga Timiryova points out, such forced transfers of Ukrainian property likely violates international law. Notably, the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 explicitly prohibits the looting of civilian property during wartime. https://
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New Russian owners show off Arabatska Strilka hotel complex
22/ Some new Russian 'owners' have publicly shown off their new properties. The Kherson VGA has transferred the Arabatska Strilka hotel and holiday complex, a popular attraction before the war, to the directorship of Sergei Dobrovolsky, who has given interviews to Russia's media.
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Russian firms take over Ukrainian Nova Poshta in occupied Kherson
20/ Other Russian businesses have also taken over seized Ukrainian firms. All branches of private Ukrainian post and delivery company Nova Poshta in the occupied Kherson region were transferred to the management of the Crimean company Lazurny Coast LLC.
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Colleagues forced to flee Kherson due to Russian violence
18/ "Like me, many of my colleagues were forced to leave the Kherson region. After all, it was both scary and dangerous to stay in a place where Russians were constantly stealing, torturing and killing people."
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Company reports looted and destroyed Kherson branch after de-occupation
15/ The company says: "When Kherson was de-occupied, we were able to drive into the compound of the business and saw only ruins. Everything in our branch was looted, destroyed, beaten up. A few cars were left, they had been beaten with axes or sticks."
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Kvantum-M allegedly looted Ukrainian assets, Tekhnotorg stripped
14/ It's possible that Kvantum-M was simply created to loot Ukrainian assets under a guise of bureaucratic legality, with someone else – possibly even officials in the VGA – being the ultimate beneficiary. Tekhnotorg, which was in the liberated territory, was completely stripped.
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Seizure of Ukrainian assets via fraudulent transfer
In essence, the seized property of Ukrainian companies is being stolen through a transfer into temporary administration by a hand-picked company. When this asset has to be returned, only the name and debts are likely to remain from it.