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Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin and ICC Secretary Peter Lewis signed an agreement at the ICC building in The Hague, according to the Prosecutor General's Office, which will result in the International Criminal Court opening a representative office in Ukraine.

The National Anti-Corruption Platform (NACP) has added Raiffeisen Bank to its list of international war sponsors due to the bank's continued operations in Russia after the start of a full-scale war and its official recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. In 2022, Raiffeisen Bank paid €559 million to the Russian government, which is enough money to purchase 95 Kalibr missiles.

The Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft law to limit the use of patriotic themes in trademark registration and advertising due to the fact that some entrepreneurs are exploiting military themes to promote and sell low-quality products by associating them with Ukrainian tragedies.

As a result of shelling today, the administrative building of the Beryslav District State Administration in the Kherson Region was partially destroyed. The local history museum, the Mayak newspaper office, the territory of the central city park, and the area near the Holy Dormition Church were also hit by enemy shells. Fortunately, no casualties were reported.

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Someone else did that last week. Can't remember what country. It was genocide. Everyone needs to acknowledge that. Stalin wanted the land for communes so he starved the owners to death by stealing their crops.

Bloomberg reports that Prigozhin is getting ready to end Wagner PMC's operations in Ukraine and transfer his private army to Africa. Russian security forces and political figures consider Prigozhin to be a danger to the Putin government and are starting to put a stop to his activities (such as prohibiting the recruitment of prisoners and slowing down the delivery of ammunition). Despite months of attempts and heavy losses, Wagner's troops have still not been able to capture their primary target, Bakhmut.

In Kyiv, police were alerted to a baby being raised in an unfinished building in unsanitary conditions. Upon investigation, it was discovered that a 37-year-old woman and her 5-month-old son were living in the building. The baby is now in the hospital and is not in any danger. Social workers and law enforcement officers are speaking with the mother.

Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy handed over the first four MIG-29 fighters to Ukraine.

The Icelandic Parliament acknowledged the Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian people.

The International Criminal Court has agreed to open a branch in Ukraine, which was signed in The Hague at the Office of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has also requested that the ICC try Vladimir Putin in absentia if he cannot be apprehended and brought to court in person.

In the afternoon, the Russian army fired shells at Beryslav, partially destroying an administrative building, a residential building, a local history museum, and a local newspaper office. Fortunately, the shells did not hit any people, but they did land on the grounds of a park and a church.

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The International Criminal Court has agreed to open a branch in Ukraine, which was signed in The Hague at the Office of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin has also requested that the ICC try Vladimir Putin in absentia if he cannot be apprehended and brought to court in person.

Alarms have now been lifted in various regions

Czech volunteers from the Gift for Putin initiative have raised 30 million CZK (1.2 million euros), which is more than the price of an RM-70 MLRS, to buy the rocket launcher for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The volunteers are now aiming to raise an additional 20 million CZK to purchase ammunition for the MLRS.

I love the name of this group. Such a lovely gift.

The police in Kyiv region have arrested a 32-year-old resident of Brovary for running an illegal business involving the sexual exploitation of women. The suspect took advantage of the financial difficulties of the victims and coerced them into providing sexual services in an apartment she had rented. Subscribe to us for more news.

According to Bloomberg, China has declined to back Russian President Vladimir Putin's Power of Siberia 2 project and will not provide any financial assistance or assistance with its implementation.

Ukraine has asked Finland to purchase F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, according to Helsingin Sanomat, citing its own sources. The negotiations for the purchase will involve three parties, as the Hornet is made by an American company.

Today, President Zelenskyy is on a working visit to the Kherson region. He has come to the village of Posad-Pokrovske, which was severely damaged by the Russians.