Russian occupiers are being awarded medals intended for World War II veterans. List of war criminals and the 'awards' they will receive: https://gur.gov.ua/content/rosiis-kykh-okupantiv-nahorodzhuiut-vidznakamy-dlia-veteraniv-druhoi-svitovoi-viiny.html
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Court seizes corporate rights and accounts of Medvedchuk and Kozak relatives
The court seized the corporate rights & accounts of business entities owned by relatives of MPs Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak following yesterday's searches. The funds in the blocked accounts amount to $1.37 million, reports press service of the State Bureau of Investigation.
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Ukraine counteroffensives push back Russia, limiting future attack capabilities.
Russia likely carried out this attack now because it looks like it's soon going to lose the ability to do this sort of thing in future. Recent Ukrainian counteroffensives have pushed the front line back from Kharkiv, apart from a salient to the north (map via @TheStudyofWar
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Russians shell Kharkiv in last act of spite
In short, this is likely to be a final "fuck you" from the Russians to Kharkiv before they are pushed back out of artillery range. It's pointless and spiteful, and won't have any impact on the war's course, but entirely in keeping with how Russia has fought this war to date.
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Baedeker Raids: German bombing aimed at historic British cities, causing devastation
According to a German Foreign Ministry spokesman, the aim was "to bomb every building in Britain marked with three stars in the Baedeker Guide". The initial wave of attacks hit Exeter, Bath (pic), Canterbury, Norwich and York, killed 1,637 civilians and wrecked 50,000 houses. /8
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Cultural heritage sites attacked in war: reasons for destruction
Why would such a place be attacked? When cultural heritage sites are attacked in war, it's generally for one of two reasons. First, to eradicate cultural heritage as part of a campaign of ethnic or religious cleansing. This happened in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia etc. /5
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Deliberate attack with 152mm howitzers near city centre, far from front lines
It's also near the city centre, a long way from any front lines or any sites of military significance. The attack appears to have been carried out using 152mm howitzers, which are relatively accurate. So I don't think there can be any doubt that it was deliberately attacked. /3
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Russia shells Kharkiv’s Gorky Park: Significance and purpose explained
Yesterday, Russia launched a shelling attack on Kharkiv's Gorky Park, reportedly causing severe damage. Why is this significant and what was the point of an attack on a civilian leisure site with no military importance? An explanatory 🧵 follows. /1 pic.twitter.com/oYoOCr2PGg
— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 5 mai 2022Yesterday, Russia launched a shelling attack on Kharkiv's Gorky Park, reportedly causing severe damage. Why is this significant and what was the point of an attack on a civilian leisure site with no military importance? An explanatory follows. /1
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Russian Mi-35M helicopter raised from Kyiv Sea
🐟 З дна Київського моря підняли російський гелікоптер Мі-35М, який було знищено українськими захисниками під час боїв за столицюhttps://t.co/F2h4NgobDv pic.twitter.com/QjvgOgpFIH
— Цензор.НЕТ ✍️ (@censor_net) 5 mai 2022A Russian Mi-35M helicopter, destroyed by Ukrainian defenders during the battles for the capital, has been raised from the bottom of the Kyiv Sea.
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Russia’s war against Ukraine: Day 71, May 5 – Update No. 1
#Russia’s #war against #Ukraine: Day 71, May 5 – Update No. 1 https://
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cs/russias-war-against-ukraine-day-71-may-5-update-no-1.html
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