‼️British Army veteran Sean Pinner, who since 2018 officially served in the 36th Separate Brigade of Marines named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinsky, fought on the side of Ukraine and was captured by the Russians in Mariupol in 2022, won a court case against the Russian Federation. This is reported by The Daily Mail.
The Solomyan District Court of Kyiv, to which Sean Pinner filed a lawsuit in October 2023, decided to pay material compensation for torture in Russian captivity.
➡️This case can create a precedent for thousands of Ukrainian soldiers released from Russian captivity, who suffered abuse and torture in captivity, to file their lawsuits against the aggressor country.
☝️ Sean Pinner himself understands that it is almost impossible to collect proper compensation from Russia now, but it will be possible in 5-10 years, when the power in the Kremlin changes and Russia will have to pay such compensations.
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During his presidency, Trump was sincerely convinced that Ukraine should be part of Russia , — The Guardian
His former adviser Fiona Hill said that Trump really could not understand that Ukraine is an independent state. And as president, Donald Trump "made it very clear" that, in his opinion, Ukraine "should be part of the Russian Federation.
This meant that Trump's views on Ukraine were "essentially identical" to Putin's.
The assistant to a deputy who beat his wife was detained in Cheboksary
The video published by the channel “Cheboksary Auto News from ZR” shows how Markel Egorov, an assistant to Chuvashia State Council deputy from the LDPR, Konstantin Stepanov, forcibly drags a woman along the ground by her hair and pushes her into a car.
A few hours after the video was published, Egorov was detained. He attributed his behavior to “family conflict.” The injured woman also came to the police station on her own.
At the same time nothing will happen to him, as Putin de-criminalized violence in the family per decree in 2017, so it is now only a pure administrative offense, which at the most will be settled with a fine.
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⚡️ Great Britain will probably send its DragonFire laser weapon to Ukraine: it can shoot down UAVs, - The Telegraph.
London plans to introduce this new weapon into its army by 2027. But its prototypes may end up in Ukraine even earlier, said British Defense Minister Grant Shapps.
"There is a live conflict going on in Europe right now, and we have a unique modern weapon to solve it, which can be useful," Shapps said.
A special feature of DragonFire is its cheapness - the declared cost is 10 pounds (490 UAH) per shot.
This is really a product for years to come, says Shapps.
❗️If Putin captures Kyiv, it will be a disaster worse than the war in Vietnam, — Boris Johnson for The Telegraph
💬 "If this happens, I think it will be an absolute disaster for the West, a disaster for America and any concept of American leadership."
It's a pity that only a few people in the West understand this. They say out loud that they understand, but in reality, they don't. Because if it were otherwise, Kuleba would not have written in desperation that in response to the request to provide the Patriots, a deaf wall appears in front of him.
More footage from the scene of the explosion of Prozorov’s car in Moscow
The main version of what has transpired, reportedly, was the detonation of homemade explosives at the moment when the former SBU officer turned on the ignition.
Prozorov worked in the Ukrainian special services until 2018, transmitting data to the FSB on the progress of the war in Donbass.
Judging by the footage, the injuries appear limited.
❕ Russia has a stock of tanks and combat vehicles only until the middle of 2025, — Forbes
The year 2024 is the last significant opportunity for the Russian Federation to achieve significant success in Ukraine from a military point of view. Ukraine is actively working on solving its problems, and significant progress is expected by 2025. After the adoption of the law on mobilization, it is expected that by the end of 2024, the improvement on all fronts will gradually unfold at all levels, - writes the Estonian military and analyst.
Rest in Peace Serhiy
Serhiy Besyedin died as a result of Russian shelling of the city of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on April 7, 2024.
The man was 47 years old. He was born and lived in Chasiv Yar. After school, he became a welder. He served in the army in the Crimea, was a senior sergeant. Subsequently, he studied to become a firefighter, and worked in this profession for several years. Then he went to work in the Bakhmut pre-trial detention center.
In the last period of his life before his death, Serhiy was a church clerk.
During the full-scale war, Serhiy's family was evacuated due to heavy shelling, but he stayed in the city because he had his own farm.
"Cows, sheep, goats, two horses - that's what delayed him... Also, people repeatedly asked him to look after the livestock," said mother Tetyana Vasilievna.
The husband is survived by his parents, sister, brother, wife and two children.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 74 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.